Introduce environmental packaging rules for medicines and supplements

Closed 138 signatures

What the petition asks

Require all producers involved in the manufacture of medication/supplements in the form of tablets, to remove all plastic and mixed materials from packaging. This should be replaced with aluminium foil, glass bottles, paperboard. Require items imported from abroad also to conform.

Huge amounts of empty blister packs are discarded, causing undue harm to the earth. Put in kerbside recycling, this causes pressure on local Council recycling centres, contaminating batches. Many different types of plastic are used in the packaging. Virgin plastic uses fossil fuels which we should eliminate, and most plastic recycled deteriorates in quality. Long-term sustainable packaging is required. Glass & foil are infinitely recyclable.

Timeline

6 Mar 2023	Petition opened for signatures
6 Sep 2023	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 138

Status Closed

Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Opened 6 Mar 2023

Closed 6 Sep 2023

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