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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Introduce legislation to make plastic bottle refund machines compulsory in shops

All legislation which could've led to this has been delayed or never introduced and has just been a headline policy so Michael Gove could raise his political profile. Sign this to ensure that Britain becomes more environmentally responsible

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/260961

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