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Require bold environment warnings on wasteful food and drink packaging.

Submitted by Owen Lydiard on Wednesday 3rd November 2021

Published on Thursday 2nd December 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd June 2022

Signatures: 26

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Buying ~ environment ~ Obvious ~ Warning

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Require bold environment warnings on wasteful food and drink packaging.

Petition Details

All wasteful food and drink packaging should be labelled in a bold red warning triangle "Not Waste-Free".

By wasteful we mean not recyclable nor compostable. The label should be on the front panel.

Waste-free living is what we want, is an Earthshot goal, and should be easy!

Additional Information

Searching for tiny recycling logos or faint "not currently recycled" excuses, particularly for those with poor eyesight, is a pain! The red triangle will make waste instantly obvious, helping us to (a) bin it correctly, not contaminating other well-sorted material (b) avoid buying it, and (c) push suppliers away from it.
While much packaging today is proudly waste-free, it should become the norm, we should be able to assume it is waste-free unless loud and clear warnings state otherwise.


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