Petition · past parliament

Make all food packaging clearly state it’s status as recyclable

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The labelling on food packaging regarding its recyclable status can often be ambiguous. Clear and consistent labelling is required to reduce the contamination of recyclable items and to ensure fewer recyclable items are disposed of incorrectly.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

29 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
3 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Oct 2019

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