Petition · past parliament
Ban single use plastic bags across the country, including smaller retailers.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
To impose a ban across the next 12 months to ban single-use plastic bags. Thin gauge bags cause damage to the environment. The ban imposed in 2015 has caused a reduction, but the charge is not enough. Currently, smaller retailers do not charge.
To support the English people to transition to reusing bags they must be banned. The millions raised from plastic bags sales shows that people are still accessing single use plastic bags in vast amounts. We must transition to NO single use bags in the country, and use the sales from 'bags for life' instead. The risk to the environment is too great, the impact of micro plastics entering the food chain is vast, and cannot be ignored.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ban plastic bags in supermarkets, and other retail shops.
Timeline
| 26 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.