Petition · past parliament
Ban plastic - Fine companies that do - Develop an alternative that does no harm.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Ban plastic in all its forms and influence the rest of the world to do the same.
Fine companies that use plastic in any form.
Invest in waste management, recycling is no longer an option.
Invest in the development of an alternative that does no harm to any form of life on the planet.
Fine companies that use plastic in any form.
Invest in waste management, recycling is no longer an option.
Invest in the development of an alternative that does no harm to any form of life on the planet.
Setup a new department to deal with the issues, research and develop alternative solutions, manage companies that do not comply in a plastics ban and manage plastic cleanup and waste.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions have to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you would like to ban plastic, but we are not clear what the ban would extent to, for example whether it would apply to personal use. We were also not sure what action you wanted taken to develop a new alternative who you wanted to invest in waste management.
You could start a new petition calling on the Government or Parliament to pass a law regarding plastic use, setting out who the ban would apply to and what other action the Government would be required to take.
We understand that you would like to ban plastic, but we are not clear what the ban would extent to, for example whether it would apply to personal use. We were also not sure what action you wanted taken to develop a new alternative who you wanted to invest in waste management.
You could start a new petition calling on the Government or Parliament to pass a law regarding plastic use, setting out who the ban would apply to and what other action the Government would be required to take.
Timeline
| 1 Oct 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Oct 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.