Petition · past parliament
Ban supermarkets from selling 5p/10p bags.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Working in retail, I hear all too often from customers that they have a pile of bags in the car but forgot them, so decide to buy extra plastic ones. Having plastic bags readily available significantly increases opportunity for plastic waste which is killing our environment and landfill.
Most supermarkets offer woven or natural fibre alternatives which are; more sturdy and more environmentally efficient. Working in a supermarket, these bags are bigger, cost on average 30p and last years unlike the cheap 5p/10p alternative that lasts all but a day for most shoppers. This ban would encourage the purchase of bags of these bigger, sturdier bags, much like the first phase of the 5p bag charge.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.