Compostable packaging must be used all for fresh food and takeaway containers

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Manufacturers of all goods that have a short shelf life, such as readymade sandwiches and snacks, must package their goods using only materials that will degrade or compost quickly. These materials, such as starch-based plastic alternatives, are effective, hygienic and readily available.

Currently, items which can only sit on the shelves for 48hrs are packaged in materials which last for hundreds of years.

Despite decades of anti-litter campaigns, our countryside is still strewn with plastic litter every day, damaging our wildlife and waterways.

This simple change would help reduce the masses of needless non-recyclable waste being generated and reduce plastic litter pollution. With effective alternative materials readily available, now is the time to enforce their use.

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 which calls for a very similar action:

'Ban packaging that is not biodegradable or domestically recyclable': Ban packaging that is not biodegradable or domestically recyclable

You might also like to sign this petition which calls for a relation action:

'Make it illegal to manufacture or sell products using non-recyclable plastic':
Make it illegal to manufacture or sell products using non-recyclable plastic

Timeline

3 Apr 2021	Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Apr 2021

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