Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Take action to reduce plastic pollution and ban plastic bottles for drinks
Closed
112 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to put legislation in place to cut single-use plastic pollution, by changing the planned Deposit Return Scheme so it only applies to plastic bottles, to increase customer returns, then making all plastic drink bottles illegal by 2030.
This will encourage manufacturers to move their production to glass and aluminium and make plastic more valuable to the recycling industry, encouraging higher plastic recycling rates and funding innovation to improve plastic recycling. UK shelves are dominated by resealable plastic bottles, which account for roughly 65% of the soft drinks market. This bottle format is liked by consumers and this swathe of single use plastic is hugely damaging the planet and a new solution was needed.
Timeline
| 24 Jul 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
112
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
24 Jul 2023
Closed
24 Jan 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.