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Make it compulsory for councils to warn of lethal risks of recycling caddies.

Submitted on Sunday 12th February 2017

Rejected on Wednesday 22nd February 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make it compulsory for councils to warn of lethal risks of recycling caddies.

Petition Details

Toxic mould from recycling bins can be fatal to people & pets like cats & dogs due to Mycotoxicosis risks.2 dogs recently, nearly died due to this & 1 is still fighting for its life.Councils are currently failing to warn of potential lethal risks.We ask you to ensure they do so under a duty of care.

Additional Information

Below is a council website link failing to warn of food bin fatal mould risks:

http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/foodwaste

The Wheelhouse Veterinary Centre is 1 of 3 vet groups involved trying to save these dogs.Below is a link to their post:

https://www.facebook.com/TheWheelhouseVets/posts/1422334514507038

The owners emotional trauma & surprise to the public is evident,as are the costs obvious.

Currently 800+ comments,1000+ reactions,7000+ shares in < 3 days highlights the lack of risk awareness.


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

Two petitions from the same creator were submitted on the same issue. One has been accepted and the other was rejected as a duplicate.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/184878

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