Petition · past parliament
Replace plastic bags for loose fruit & vegetables in shops with paper bags
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The 5p plastic bag charge raised awareness of the impact of plastic bags. Supermarkets still provide no alternative to plastic bags for loose fruit and vegetables: a family may require 10 plastic bags per shop. We should legislate to have these plastic bags replaced with biodegradable paper bags.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.