Petition · past parliament
Ensure that more plastics used in food productive and industry can be recycled.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
So much food packaging states that it cannot be recycled or that particular plastics are not yet recyclable. The UK produces 170 million tonnes of waste a year. The Government should do more to ensure that companies only make products using recyclable packaging.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.