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Make recycling information a legal requirement on the front packaging.

Submitted by Alex Nightingale on Tuesday 6th September 2022

Published on Thursday 22nd September 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Signatures: 33

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Greens ~ People ~ plastic ~ system ~ traffic light ~ Yellow

Petition Action

Make recycling information a legal requirement on the front packaging.

Petition Details

Make it a legal requirement for products to show recycling information on the front of packaging, utilising a traffic light system, alongside health information.

Too often it is easy for people to not fully understand how and what to recycle. The traffic light system for nutrition works well!

Additional Information

A traffic light system on the front of packaging to show ease of recycling as a legal requirement. For example: Green for majority of packaging widely recycled. Yellow for less than half of packaging recyclable or only recycled at larger facilities. Red for 25% or less recyclable.

This will allow consumers to make a quick decision at a glance when shopping to make good choices. It will not solve the problem, recycling facilities need improvement and plastic alternative options need exploring


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