Submitted on Sunday 14th February 2016
Rejected on Friday 19th February 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make all food packaging recyclable
Currently, much of the packaging that food comes in, particularly meat/fish products is not widely recycled. There are recyclable alternatives to the packaging that is currently used.
By making ALL food packaging recyclable, each household has the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint easily
'The environmental impacts caused by the generation and treatment of waste are raising serious concerns. As waste generation also represents an inefficient use of valuable resources, prevention and better management of waste is one of the top priorities of the EU’s sustainable development strategy.' - http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/mobile/index.php#Page?title=Packaging waste statistics&lg=en
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Your petition seems to be asking manufacturers to take this action.
If you would like Parliament to change the law to require all packaging to be recyclable, you could start a new petition asking for that. Alternatively, you could ask the Government to provide incentives for companies to provide recyclable packaging - for example, through the tax system.
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