Petition · past parliament

Stop all food outlets throwing good food and feed the poor and homeless.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Plenty of big supermarket chains and hotels throwing away good food either because the packaging is torn or nearing its sell by date.
The hotels are throwing away breakfast and other meal buffets because they were not eaten on that day. I mean what harm would it do to feed the poor and homeless.
I know plenty of shops and hotels throwing good food away. At the end of the day these food could have been collected and distributed to those that are in need.1000's and 1000's of people across the globe dying of starvation where this food could have at least covered some percentage of poverty.
It is quite sad to see that you can regard recycling for a cleaner environment which is a good thing but you disregard feeding a human being in need of food. Ban shops/hotels from throwing food.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

12 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.