Household products to display environmental impact ratings.

Closed 89 signatures

What the petition asks

Make legal requirement for households products (detergents, beauty products etc) to display an "environmental impact rating" similar to the existing traffic light system for food- Indicating how harmful the ingredients are for:
1.Toxicity to microbes
2.Time to degrade
3.Carbon footprint

We think there are many popular products that have strong marketing campaigns for things like detergents with scent boosters that have small print of "harmful to aquatic life with lasting effects" but general awareness for environmental impact is low. We believe succeeding in reducing the environmental impact that these consumer products have will need drastic changes to regulations, starting with public awareness. We think the key to effective wider change is freedom to make informed decisions.

Timeline

21 Feb 2025	Petition opened for signatures
21 Aug 2025	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 89

Status Closed

Department Department for Business and Trade

Opened 21 Feb 2025

Closed 21 Aug 2025

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