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Petition · past parliament

Require supermarkets to donate food which is normally wasted to food banks

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Each day so much food is thrown out by supermarkets while we have people who are starving. My aim is to make it a legal requirement for this food to donated to charities who provide food for homeless people or food banks.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban food waste food away require companies to give it to people who need it

Timeline

17 Oct 2018 Petition opened for signatures
24 Oct 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Oct 2018

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