Petition · past parliament

Steer the UK towards a circular economy for recovery

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Be regenerative by design, retaining as much value as possible from products, parts and materials.
Mitigate the climate impact of continually manufacturing new products.
Recoup the £4 trillion wasted in the current take-make-waste consumer model.
Give our children a better future where the planet they rely on matters
Provide shops on high streets where people can take items to go back into use or be fixed creating new jobs and skils

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you want the Government to take a certain approach to the economic recovery from Covid-19, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal: Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal

Timeline

17 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
18 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Sep 2020

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