Petition · past parliament

Urge supermarkets to stock reusable sanitary items

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Sanitary items can be expensive and bad for the environment. They’re not always accessible for people on low incomes/no income.

Reusable items should be an “option to buy” provided by the supermarkets who are also responsible for the tons of waste from selling single use sanitary towels.
Although they can be purchased on the internet, local supermarkets are failing to provide them on their shelves.

If the local MPs and government backed this idea then they could urge the supermarkets to stock these alternatives. Once women see them on the shelves and they are more accessable it will be a positive turning point not only for the thousands of women struggling to buy these necessities but for the environment.

Why it was rejected

It was created under a fake or incomplete name.

Timeline

20 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
25 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Feb 2019

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