Submitted on Thursday 1st November 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 7th November 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Clean up and prevent road and countryside rubbish from damaging our environment
Litter is hazardous, destructive and unhealthy for us all. Humans, wildlife and our environment are suffering from years of reckless and ignorant attitudes to what we do with our rubbish and waste. We are not ignorant of this debacle any more and must take action to readdress our policies.
Since March 2015 I have been contacting various official bodies about the rubbish lying along all our roadsides; how it is creating distracting and dangerous mounds of litter which speak of a dismissive and irresponsible attitude towards solving the problem.
We are all responsible: Highways, Road Hauliers, Local and County Councils; all of us. It is time the Government's legislation deters anyone from discarding litter.
The Blue Planet applies to our Earth as well as our Oceans.
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:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
It's already illegal to drop litter in the UK, with a maximum fine of £2,500 for persistent littering. Different local authorities also have the powers to impose on the spot fines to those caught littering. We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like to see.
You could start a new petition explaining exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could also speak to your local council about the enforcement of fines for people who leave litter. You can find out who your local councillors are and how to contact them here:
www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
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