Petition · past parliament
Supermarkets to use paper bags in their loose fruit and veg area.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Supermarkets currently use plastic bags for customers to put loose fruit and vegetables in. These bags contribute to pollution and can easily look like jellyfish if they get into the ocean and thus be mistaken for food by turtles and other animals.
It would be easy to replace plastic with paper.
It would be easy to replace plastic with paper.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.