Petition · past parliament
Make Amazon pay the shopping bag fee for their plastic shipping/shopping bags.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Retail giant Amazon are being criticised by customers for increasing use of plastic packaging.
While UK supermarkets and shops try to use less plastic, Amazon earlier this year introduced a new range of padded plastic envelopes for deliveries.
Amazon are using plastic bags to deliver shopping.
While UK supermarkets and shops try to use less plastic, Amazon earlier this year introduced a new range of padded plastic envelopes for deliveries.
Amazon are using plastic bags to deliver shopping.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
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Timeline
| 21 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.