Submitted on Sunday 20th November 2011
Published on Friday 25th November 2011
Current status: Closed
Closed: Sunday 25th November 2012
Signatures: 2
Introduce deposits on glass and plastic bottles and aluminium cans
To reduce litter and raise revenue HMG should introduce a tax (say 25p) on all drinks packaging. This would be redeemable by the citizens by returning the packaging at recyling centers or council dumps.
This incentivises citizens to not-discard and indeed collect litter. Revenue would be raised as less than 100% of the tax would be redeemed. This could also reduce consumption of alcohol, carbonated drinks and bottled water - with health/environment benefits,
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