Petition · past parliament
Introduce a plastic tax on all single use plastics to help eliminate the need.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Plastic pollution is becoming a serious problem with imminent implications on our planet.
Plastic free fruit and vegetables from the supermarket are more expensive than its counterpart thus making it less convenient for families.
Plastic free fruit and vegetables from the supermarket are more expensive than its counterpart thus making it less convenient for families.
By introducing a plastic tax supermarkets will be forced to hike up prices of single use plastics, with the hope of plastic free alternatives becoming cheaper and more accessible.
This in turn could help to eradicate all single use plastics from supermarkets.
This in turn could help to eradicate all single use plastics from supermarkets.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.