Petition · past parliament

Impose legislation to stop charity bags being delivered to homes in the UK

Closed 2,083 signatures

What the petition asks

charitybags.org.uk estimate that 525 million charity bags are delivered to homes in England & Wales per year – this would equate to 2,625 tonnes of plastic.
They say only 3% are filled, meaning that a staggering 509 million bags may be ending up in landfill, contributing to the worldwide plastic problem.

Timeline

24 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
24 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,083
Status Closed
Opened 24 Aug 2018
Closed 24 Feb 2019

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