Petition Make a ban on using plastic packaging for fruit and veg.

Bring back paper bags and cardboard containers for fruit and vegetables. The amount of plastic waste generated annually in the UK is estimated to be nearly 3 million tonnes. An estimated 56% of all plastics waste is used packaging, three-quarters of which is from households. Free the cucumber!

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34 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 34 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 22 December 2016
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