Petition · past parliament

Ensure council do not cut bin collection during Corona virus emergency.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

I want parliament to force all local councils to not cur bin collections during coronavirus emergency or force them to issue 50% council tax refund if they do.
Bromley council just announced they will not collect plastics or paper bins during the outbrake. Bin man were classed as key workers so why is council doing that? It will help spread bacteria and will have impact on environment. Especially that they also closed local recycling plants.

Why it was rejected

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

Waste management is devolved, so it is up to individual local authorities how to manage this, not the Government or Parliament.

You could submit a petition on this issue directly to Bromley Council. Details of how to do this are available here: https://cds.bromley.gov.uk/mggeneric.aspx?md=petitions&bcr=1

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

24 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
30 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Apr 2020

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