Petition · past parliament

Control by a payable deposit for recycling of plastic one use bottles

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring in controls for the recycling of single use plastic bottles where the supplier is taxed on each bottle, the consumer pays a deposit on the bottle, returns it to auto machine that reads barcode and deposit paid back to customer. Machines funded by tax on suppliers or supermarkets.
Increases recycling, positive effects on climate, reduces pollution

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

29 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jan 2021

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