Submitted on Sunday 9th October 2016
Rejected on Thursday 13th October 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Supermarkets to donate the money they recieve from 5p bags to foodbanks
In the UK, around 13 out 65 million people are living in poverty; about 20% of the population. With an increasing number of people falling into the poverty, foodbanks require more donations to support and meet the needs of the people.
Food poverty is the inability to to have an adequate and nutritious diet, often due to a lack of money. In the UK, someone is considered to be living in poverty if their household income is less than 60% of the median UK household income annually.
Foodbanks depend greatly on public donations to offer food and support services for those in need. Supermarkets donating the money they recieve from the 5p bags would increase the support foodbanks recieve, helping people overcome poverty.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It's up to retailers to decide whether, and how, they wish to donate the money raised by the 5p plastic bag charge to charity.
18.224.0.25 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:15:04 +0100
