This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Fine e-commerce companies like Amazon for using excessive amounts of packaging
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E-commerce companies such as Amazon are notorious for their use of excessive amounts of packaging for smaller items. Amazon committed to reducing packaging in 2008 but clearly a strong financial incentive is required as no noticeable improvement has been made in the past decade.
Amazon's commitment to "Frustration-Free Packaging": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Frustration-Free-Packaging-Program
Numerous examples of excessive packaging posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=amazon%20excessive%20packaging
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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