Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban non-recyclable wrapping paper
Closed
76 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should ban wrapping paper which cannot be recycled through normal paper recycling routes in all collection areas. This is a particular issue at Christmas, when a huge amount of non-recyclable wrapping paper is bought and then thrown away.
Each year on average every household in the UK uses 4 rolls, which is 227,000 miles of wrapping paper. Due its shiny nature much of this cannot be recycled, and an estimated 83km2 gets put into landfill. This area would wrap Big Ben / Elizabeth Tower 260,000 times. This can easily be stopped.
Several years ago there was a campaign to decrease the plastic packaging in Easter eggs and this was highly successful. Let’s make this Christmas more recyclable than ever!
Timeline
| 30 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
76
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
30 Apr 2021
Closed
30 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.