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Petition · past parliament

Introduce a plastic tax for all single use non recyclable plastic use

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Single use non recyclable plastic is a huge problem and danger to our world. We should not be using it. Therefore I suggest a plastic tax, just like the sugar tax. Where the funds raised will be used to fund recycling centres and research into plastic alternatives.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Put a tax on the use of single-use plastic packaging to encourage alternatives.

Timeline

24 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Sep 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.