This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Encourage Supermarkets to Help Invest in and Use Biodegradable Plastic Packaging
Plastic is causing a worldwide issue as a form of pollution and consumers are all to often presented with plastic packaging without alternative - particularly in supermarkets where short-shelf-life goods are packaged in materials that will not biodegrade even though there are alternatives which do.
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The evidence of the pollution has been highlighted in the media and we believe that unless change happens with the provider, the issue will only worsen. If supermarkets were subsidised or levied to invest in and use biodegradable packaging and plastics for things like fruit and veg, which are normally packaged in film or polythene bags, the reduction in such waste would be phenomenal. Economically, we would also benefit from reduced costs for waste disposal and manufacturing sector development.
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