Submitted on Saturday 27th July 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 31st July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban use of all non-recyclable plastics for packaging in the UK retail market.
The buildup of single-use, non-recyclable plastics is currently one of the biggest problems facing us and our planet.
There is only so much people can individually do, governmental intervention is key to reducing the sheer mass of plastic that is building up in our oceans and on our lands.
The banning of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds is a great first step, but it does not go nearly far enough.
Individuals will recycle plastics, but only if it is simple to do. The current system makes it very confusing with different plastics being recyclable in different places across the UK. The only way to seriously reduce our non-recyclable plastic packaging waste is to not offer it in the first place.
We need to become a world leader in our approach to tackling this issue.
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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/259176
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