Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban plastic charity bags being delivered to every household
Closed
235 signatures
What the petition asks
Ban charities from using plastic bags to collect unwanted clothing and unwanted household items. The majority of households don’t use these bags for this purpose and it is just contributing to the mountain of plastic bag waste.
These plastic charity bags are delivered without our permission and it is a national disgrace that we allow this to happen. Free plastic supermarket bags were banned in order to help save the environment and wildlife and so should plastic charity bags.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
235
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
16 Mar 2020
Closed
16 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.