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Petition · past parliament

Ban all single use plastics

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban single-use plastics.No matter your stance on the EU, to ban single-use plastics was a smart move and should be enforced by the UK
In 2015, plastic packaging waste accounted for 47% of plastic waste. 2017 alone produced a total of 400 million tons of plastic waste. (Single-Use Plastics, UN Env. Programme

Why it was rejected

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

UK Government should ban the use of single use plastic by the year 2022.

Timeline

7 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jun 2019

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