Rejected petition Make it illegal for consumer products to be sold in non-recyclable packaging.

For medical/industry use, non-recyclable plastics may be a necessity. However, there are many viable alternatives to non-recyclable packaging and there is no good reason for these not to be used for consumer products. This would reduce the waste plastic in the UK substantially at minimal cost.

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This study found that 1/3 of consumers would actively choose recyclable packaging over other factors:
Rokka, J. and Uusitalo, L. (2008)
- therefore 2/3 of people will not actively select environmentally friendly alternatives, a huge portion of the British population

This study indicates that indifference is the key factor to be overcome when considering environmentally friendly choices:
Delistavrou, A. Katrandjiev, H. and Tilikidou, I. (2017)
- regulation would overcome this indifference

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/208709

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Date submitted 23 January 2018
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