Rejected petition Tell us what shops did with the weaker free bags when they brought in 5p bags.

Recently the government forced supermarkets to charge British shoppers 5p to use plastic bags. The shops brought in new stronger bags overnight when the charge became enforceable and I demand to know what happened to the weaker free bags.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about what to do with carrier bags would be a matter for the shops involved, not for the Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 7 October 2015
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