Make it an offence for Councils and Highways England to mow through litter.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The practice of mowing through litter rather than litter picking first and then mowing is happening on a national scale. It is appalling to simply leave piles of chopped up plastic and metal after mowing. Leaving it in situ poses a real danger to wildlife and humans, and also counts as littering.

A Facebook survey involving a nationwide litter picking group of over one 1K members confirmed that the practice of mowing through litter spreads from Scotland to Cornwall and everywhere in between, and it’s been going on unchecked for years.

It is not rocket science for areas to be litter picked first, mowed second. To simply mow through litter leaving ribbons of shredded metal and plastic for birds and wildlife to eat is simply disrespectful to our environment and frankly disgusting!

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This is a matter for local authorities. You could raise the issue with local councillors who represent you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, here:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

Timeline

16 Aug 2019	Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Sep 2019

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