Petition · HM Treasury
Introduce higher tax on plastic gardening pots
Closed
60 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the government to tax plastic gardening pots more highly. It is estimated that around 500 million plastic plant pots are produced every year and many end up in landfill. We think this is unsustainable and it's time we used natural alternatives to polluting plastics.
Plastic bag use at main retailers has dropped by 98% since the plastic bag charge was introduced in 2014. Government figures show the average person now buys around 2 single-use bags a year from these businesses - down drastically from 140 per year in 2014. Meanwhile, many plastic pots go to landfill each year. They can take hundreds of years to decompose.
We want the government to implement a new plastic plant pot tax.
We want the government to implement a new plastic plant pot tax.
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
60
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
13 Aug 2025
Closed
13 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.