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A plastic free day in all UK schools.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

What I want the Government or Parliament to do is to legislate a plastic-free day all across UK schools and education centres.
My reasons are that
A. Plastics are not good for life under the sea
B. Plastics are dangerous and can choke any animal that mistakes it for food
C. Little animals can get stuck in them and
D. One plastic-free day a month/year can make a huge difference to improving our environment.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about plastics, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. It sounds like you want to make it illegal for schools to use any products containing plastic for one day a year, but it's not clear how this would work in practice.

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

Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England: Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England

Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic: Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic

Heavy tax and public awareness on all 'Not Yet Recycled' plastics: Heavy tax and public awareness on all 'Not Yet Recycled' plastics

Reduced VAT on plastic-free products: Reduced VAT on plastic-free products

Impose a levy on all plastic production in the UK: Impose a levy on all plastic production in the UK

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to fund a public awareness programme for schools on plastics, if that's something you would like to happen.

Timeline

19 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Nov 2020

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