Petition · past parliament
Ban exporting plastic waste outside of the UK and treat our plastic waste in UK.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Recent TV programs have made the public aware of the reasons why China banned the import of waste from the UK.
Illegal dump sites and burning of plastic waste.
Biffa is a company that seemingly is still doing this.
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference!
Illegal dump sites and burning of plastic waste.
Biffa is a company that seemingly is still doing this.
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference!
https://inews.co.uk/news/business/biffa-unsorted-rubbish-china-conviction-nappies-condoms/?fbclid=IwAR0WdgdwLVBiAN2_k1zfS260_gpajdm5k_4cXrynJw28JJHIkrR0Uge6Fz0
UK councils have refused to create their own plastic waste processing plants and have chosen to export their plastic waste problems.
As a civilised country we should NOT shove our plastic waste / problems onto less developed countries and then blame them when OUR plastic waste pollutes the oceans.
UK councils have refused to create their own plastic waste processing plants and have chosen to export their plastic waste problems.
As a civilised country we should NOT shove our plastic waste / problems onto less developed countries and then blame them when OUR plastic waste pollutes the oceans.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.