I would like you to stop exporting plastic waste from the UK to poorer countries

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK currently is the second largest exporter of plastic to poorer countries. The EU have banned export of plastic from 1 January 2021, however we have not. The plastic that we export often ends up in the ocean polluting the ecosystems of our planet, or it is burnt or ends up as land fill waste.

We need to be leading the way on environmental issues such as this. It is not okay for the UK to be exporting plastic. We should be actively looking into sustainable alternatives to plastic use in the UK and also stepping up our own recycling abilities. It is also not okay that we are asking poorer countries to take our waste, for then it to pollute the environment in so many harmful ways. This is a global concern, that we have the utmost responsibility for.

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: Fund plastic recycling processing plants and ban export of plastic waste

Timeline

12 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jan 2021

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