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Ban the Government P.R.N. scheme - For Plastic Recycling export profits.

Closed 272 signatures

What the petition asks

The P.R.N. Is a scheme set up by the UK Government, for recycling exporters to make huge profits. Sadly, this scheme allows tonnes of unrecyclable/hazardous plastics to be shipped overseas. Which ends up polluting the environment. We could deal with our plastics in the UK, if the PRN was scrapped.
This would in turn, create many jobs here in th UK.
Would ensure we know 100% what happens with our recycling / plastics.
Would help reduce wrecking the planet and killing wildlife.

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Timeline

2 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
2 Aug 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 272
Status Closed
Opened 2 Feb 2018
Closed 2 Aug 2018

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