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Introduce a law banning retailers charging less for plastic-wrapped multipacks

Closed 119 signatures

What the petition asks

Many supermarkets offer discount for multipack products, but often these are wrapped in single-use plastic. I believe consumers shouldn't be incentivised to buy unnecessary plastic, when exactly the same amount of product can be bought without plastic holding it together.
The kind of plastic used to hold food and drinks cans/cartons together takes many years to degrade and can break down into microplastics, which have a particularly devastating impact on our oceans. We've already seen the benefits of charging consumers 5p for shopping bags: single-use plastic bag sales have fallen dramatically. I believe consumers should also pay for the kind of plastic that holds multipacks together by making it illegal for supermarkets to charge less for them.

Timeline

19 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
19 Aug 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 119
Status Closed
Opened 19 Feb 2019
Closed 19 Aug 2019

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