Submitted on Friday 16th August 2019
Rejected on Monday 9th September 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make it an offence for Councils and Highways England to mow through litter.
The practice of mowing through litter rather than litter picking first and then mowing is happening on a national scale. It is appalling to simply leave piles of chopped up plastic and metal after mowing. Leaving it in situ poses a real danger to wildlife and humans, and also counts as littering.
A Facebook survey involving a nationwide litter picking group of over one 1K members confirmed that the practice of mowing through litter spreads from Scotland to Cornwall and everywhere in between, and it’s been going on unchecked for years.
It is not rocket science for areas to be litter picked first, mowed second. To simply mow through litter leaving ribbons of shredded metal and plastic for birds and wildlife to eat is simply disrespectful to our environment and frankly disgusting!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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