Submitted on Tuesday 8th January 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 15th January 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban charities and other organisations from delivering unsolicited plastic bags.
Large plastic charity bags in wrapped in plastic envelopes are delivered to thousands of households in the U.K. every week. Only a tiny percentage are actually used for donations. These bags contribute to the worldwide plastic issue which we are trying to tackle with the plastic bag charge.
Estimates show that 525 million charity bags (2,625 tonnes of plastic) are delivered per year in the UK. Only 3% of bags are used. As a result, 509 million charity bags (over 2,500 tonnes of plastic) end up in landfill each year.
Plastic bags are made using non-renewable resources and a lot of energy. They are not biodegradable or recyclable. They pollute both land and sea, kill wildlife and end up in the food chain as microplastics. Plastic bags release toxic chemicals hazardous to health.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227212
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