Submitted on Tuesday 12th May 2020
Rejected on Friday 24th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make an eco friendly option for medications
As someone who is on a repeat prescription for life I regularly have to dispose of plastic packaging.
I would like to see a zero waste option for medications, such as eco friendly packaging or a refillable container.
Because the plastic tablet blister packs that many medications come in are not able to be recycled.
In the UK it is estimated that five million tonnes of plastic is used every year, nearly half of which is packaging. We should be reducing this figure where and when possible and plastic medication packaging would help cut this figure down considerably.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
You could starting a petition calling for a ban on the use of disposable packaging for pharamceutical products, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
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