Petition · past parliament
Have more stringent consequences for people who throw away their litter.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Enforce a much more strict and serious attitude to people who throw litter as well as those who fly tip. We need more fines and even jail time for persistent offenders.
People who throw litter know there will be zero consequences for their actions. The reason they do it is because, like most things, there are zero consequences for their selfish actions. It costs the tax payer a tremendous amount of money to clean up and causes damage to our environment in far too many different ways. This blatant disregard for the natural world needs an equally blatant disregard of their excuses of laziness.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.