Rejected petition Ban the production use of un-recyclable plastic packaging in the United Kingdom

With councils pushing for greater recycling of household waste, it is unconscionable that the government still allows the production and use of un-recyclable plastics in product packaging which cannot be re-processed and goes into landfill.

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Date submitted 29 September 2016
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