Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Make it mandatory for UK companies to disclose their single-use plastic usage

Closed 313 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it mandatory for UK companies to disclose publicly their single-use plastic usage and to declare if they have made any attempts to source more eco-friendly alternatives.
Any plastic ever made is still on the planet. Whilst single-use plastic is very useful, it is wasteful and more than 90% isn't recycled.. Lots of single-use plastics are unnecessary but they are used because they are cheap or convenient. Businesses should find more eco-friendly alternatives or, at the very least, explain that they have tried to do so or why they need to use them.

Timeline

28 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
28 Nov 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 313
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 28 May 2021
Closed 28 Nov 2021

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