This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Ban the use of plastic bags within shops and supermarkets.
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Environmental protection is an increasingly important issue facing the UK. We call the government to ban the use of plastic bags in shops and supermarkets to help protect the environment.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236735
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