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Implement a robust nationwide strategy to reduce littering

Submitted on Friday 26th June 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 28th July 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Implement a robust nationwide strategy to reduce littering

Petition Details

Enforcement of the financial penalties in Environmental Protection Act 1990 through paid wardens and local volunteers

Community service in the form of litter picking for those caught littering more than once

Signage in hotspots showing the environmental impact of littering and penalties

Additional Information

The UK has an increasing problem with of littering. It is believed that 62% of people drop litter.

The cost to the government is approximately £1billion (40,000 nurses or 434,000 school meals)

Litter has a devastating impact on nature, killing millions of animals every year and leads to vast pollution,

Research has shown that litter leads to tensions within communities and impact on the mental health of residents

The UK need an effective long term plan to solve this problem.


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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