You take a picnic to a beauty spot! Take it all home with you including rubbish!

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

To make it illegal to drop litter/rubbish or leave it on beaches or at beauty spots. If you take a picnic or barbecue (where permitted) to one of these places you take everything including the rubbish home with you! SIMPLE! You do not leave anything behind!

I live in the New Forest! Our animals and seas need to be respected, protected and looked after! I have picked up barbecues, plastic, nappies, baby wipes, bottles, cans, rubbish, cartons, personal hygiene items etc from our local beach again this week! It has been bought to the beach so surely it can be taken away again! What you bring you MUST take away with you! Animals lives are in danger! Why should we have to clear up after these people?!

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Littering is already a criminal offence with a maximum fine of £2,500. Fixed penalty notices (between £50-80) are also often used in lieu of prosecution in the courts. You can report a litter problem here: https://www.gov.uk/report-litter

Tackling littering is a matter for individual local authorities and the police, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

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Timeline

3 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
11 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Aug 2020

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