Submitted on Wednesday 16th June 2021
Rejected on Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Fine Companies for Use of Plastic Products and Packaging, Especially Single Use
A study published in Science Advances, researchers found that residents of the U.K. produce 2nd most plastic waste per person, throwing away almost 99kg (218lbs) annually.
As an individual, I recycle where possible, but my actions are futile when companies continue to needlessly produce plastic.
If there were consequence to companies actions in the produce of plastic, they might start to seriously contribute to the reduction of plastic on the planet.
Miracle Grow contains 4 plastic bags of product held in a large plastic box; Multipack crisps are several individual plastic bags, stored in a large plastic bag; Mr Kiplin slices are stored in individual plastic trays, in plastic wrapping, contained in a plastic box. This has to stop! There are easy alternatives. Failing that, fine them!
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand you are concerned about the production and use of plastic packaging, however producing and using plastic packaging is not necessarily illegal, so it is not clear under which law such a fine could be levied. It is therefore not clear what it is you would like the Government to do.
You may like to sign the following petitions which call for related actions:
'Ban packaging that is not biodegradable or domestically recyclable': petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574939
'Ban all single-use plastic': petition.parliament.uk/petitions/586547
'Introduce a 'litter tax' on all single-use packaging': petition.parliament.uk/petitions/577169
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