Submitted on Monday 3rd June 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 26th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
BAN DISPOSABLE CUPS Complete ban on use of disposable cups by end of 2020
DAILY we use 7 MILLION DISPOSABLE CUPS.
500,000 are dropped as litter!
UK is one of the worst using 2.5 billion cups a year. Enough waste to create a pile as big as the Albert Hall!
Recycling is not the answer! STOPPING is the answer
The solution is simple BAN DISPOSABLE CUPS now (by end 2020)
For further information and an opportunity to help stop this senseless waste now visit www.nodisposablecup.com
For background on the UK government's own findings refer to
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvaud/657/657.pdf
Why recycling disposable cups is not the answer? See BBC report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43739043
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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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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/244596
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