Submitted on Monday 12th February 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 7th March 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Fine e-commerce companies like Amazon for using excessive amounts of packaging
E-commerce companies such as Amazon are notorious for their use of excessive amounts of packaging for smaller items. Amazon committed to reducing packaging in 2008 but clearly a strong financial incentive is required as no noticeable improvement has been made in the past decade.
Amazon's commitment to "Frustration-Free Packaging": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Frustration-Free-Packaging-Program
Numerous examples of excessive packaging posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=amazon%20excessive%20packaging
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We're not sure exactly which companies you'd like this to apply to.
We could accept a petition calling for fines for all companies doing business over the internet in the UK, or for companies over a particular size, if that's what you'd like to happen.
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