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Legislate charge drink containers return points sale redeem charge.

Submitted on Saturday 14th May 2016

Rejected on Monday 23rd May 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Legislate charge drink containers return points sale redeem charge.

Petition Details

I have visited Germany on three occasions and I was impressed how clean the streets and waterways are. They have a system called Pfand. A redeemable charge is placed on drink containers such as metal cans and both plastic and glass bottles.

Additional Information

The UK streets and waterways are blighted by the littering of drinks containers. Big business gains from selling drinks in non returnable containers but society and nature suffers because these containers are often thrown away by the purchaser. A charge or Pfand levied on them will ensure they are returned to a point of sale or collected so they can be properly recycled. This will ensure that streets, public places and waterways like those in Germany are kept clean and safe for wildlife and us to enjoy for years to come.


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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