Petition · past parliament

Make companies legally responsible for accepting and recycling their old goods

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK produces 1.45M tonnes of electronic waste each year, and UK citizens discard around a million tonnes of textiles per year.
Large companies should be made legally responsible for accepting and recycling old goods they have produced to minimise waste and promote circular goods chains.

Companies continue to be driven by sales while taking too little responsibility for the environmental consequences; the Government should create legislation that enforces greater corporate responsibility for recycling rates.

Timeline

31 Aug 2021 Petition opened for signatures
28 Feb 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Opened 31 Aug 2021
Closed 28 Feb 2022

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