Rejected petition Make household recycling a legal requirement

There are no current laws in the UK about household recycling. There are hundreds of homes not recycling and every year thousands of tons of rubbish which could be recycled are sent to land fill. We need to make a greater effort to protect our planet and our oceans.

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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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/253980

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Date submitted 8 April 2019
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