Submitted on Thursday 7th May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 30th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Prioritise the development of a sustainable circular economy.
Up to 99% of goods end up in landfills or are burned to produce fuel (EfW) within 6 months of purchase. This is both inherently wasteful and bad for the planet. An SCE makes better use of resources than our current linear economy, prevents waste and pollution, and provides employment in recycling.
For the sake of current and future generations, we have to be more responsible in our use of resources. Energy from Waste (EfW) has only minor benefits - producing fuel - as against major deficits - waste of resources and increased pollution. A linear economy uses increasing amounts of virgin resources which is unsustainable. Recycling is still underutilized. An ESC would be a sustainable economy going forward into the future. This is based on research from the University of Leeds.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you want the Government to make the UK more sustainable, but it's not clear what action you want the Government to take to achieve this. We can only accept petitions that request a clear action.
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