Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ensure all UK's plastic waste is processed and recycled in the UK
Closed
228 signatures
What the petition asks
Prevent the export of plastic waste produced in the UK from being exported to other countries to deal. We are environmentally obliged to deal with our own waste products and not saddle other countries with the burden.
We are the second largest producers of plastic waste after the USA (BBC 15/05/21). The waste is being exported to countries who unscrupulously and illegally dispose of the UK's plastic waste by dumping it in the countryside or burning it in the open causing pollution, beyond the controls of the UK once it has left our shores.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57139474
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57139474
Timeline
| 24 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Nov 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
228
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
24 May 2021
Closed
24 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.