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NDM6531 - Debate: The Circular Economy
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Meeting: 17/10/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
Debate: The Circular Economy
NDM6531 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan):
To propose that
the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes progress
made to date in Wales in becoming the UK's leading nation in municipal
recycling and third nation in the world.
2. Supports the
intention to develop a more circular economy for Wales, including considering
the case for:
a) an 80%
municipal recycling target; and
b) a 50% reduction
target for food waste.
The following amendments
have been tabled:
Amendment 1. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
as new point after point 1, and re-number accordingly:
Congratulates
Ceredigion Council on remaining the best performing council on recycling.
Amendment 2. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
In
point 2 delete all after 'the case for' and replace with:
'a
target of achieving zero waste by 2030.'
Amendment 3. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Notes
the significant impact that a bottle deposit return scheme could have in
helping to hit Wales's recycling targets.
Amendment 4. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Welcomes
the budget agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru to further
increase recycling rates through piloting a deposit-return scheme.
Amendment 5. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Supports
the proposal to decrease residual waste levels through introducing a tax on
non-reusable and non-recyclable plastics.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.44
NDM6531 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan):
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes progress made to date in Wales in becoming the
UK's leading nation in municipal recycling and third nation in the world.
2. Supports the intention to develop a more circular
economy for Wales, including considering the case for:
a) an 80% municipal recycling target; and
b) a 50% reduction target for food waste.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add
as new point after point 1, and re-number accordingly:
Congratulates
Ceredigion Council on remaining the best performing council on recycling.
Amendment
1 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment
2. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
In
point 2 delete all after 'the case for' and replace with:
'a
target of achieving zero waste by 2030.'
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
8 |
9 |
23 |
40 |
Amendment
2 was not agreed.
Amendment
3. Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Notes the significant impact that a bottle deposit return
scheme could have in helping to hit Wales's recycling targets.
A
vote was taken on amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
39 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
Amendment
4. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Welcomes the budget agreement between the Welsh
Government and Plaid Cymru to further increase recycling rates through piloting
a deposit-return scheme.
A
vote was taken on amendment 4:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
37 |
2 |
1 |
40 |
Amendment
4 was agreed.
Amendment
5. Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys
Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Supports the proposal to decrease residual waste
levels through introducing a tax on non-reusable and non-recyclable plastics.
A
vote was taken on amendment 5:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
28 |
0 |
12 |
40 |
Amendment
5 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6531 Jane Hutt (Vale of
Glamorgan):
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes progress made to date in Wales in becoming
the UK's leading nation in municipal recycling and third nation in the world.
2.
Congratulates Ceredigion Council on remaining the best performing council on
recycling.
3. Supports the intention to develop a more circular
economy for Wales, including considering the case for:
a) an 80% municipal recycling target; and
b) a 50% reduction target for food waste.
4. Notes the significant impact that a bottle
deposit return scheme could have in helping to hit Wales's recycling targets.
5. Welcomes the budget agreement between the Welsh
Government and Plaid Cymru to further increase recycling rates through piloting
a deposit-return scheme.
6. Supports the proposal to decrease residual waste
levels through introducing a tax on non-reusable and non-recyclable plastics.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
31 |
9 |
0 |
40 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.