Petition · past parliament
Stop selling single use plastics in supermarkets
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Supermarkets should replace plastic packaged fruit and vegetables with compostable alternatives massively decreasing the amount of plastic produced. 90% of birds and fish have plastic in their stomachs caused by it breaking up in the sea, plastic production is also harming our environment.
An estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s — that’s equivalent to the weight of more than 800,000 Eiffel Towers. And only 9% of it has been recycled. Changing to a compostable alternative would work better as it is a plant-based packaging which means you can recycle it; you could also reuse the bag to put your food waste in and then dispose of it. As well as this, it will not harm any sea wildlife when being disposed of.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.