Rejected petition Make major supermarkets use biodegradable carrier bags

Single use carrier bags are commonly used in kitchen bins for household rubbish and subsequently thrown into the weekly bin collection and then taken to landfill.
By using biodegradable carrier bags this would greatly reduce our plastic waste.

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The Co-operative supermarket have adopted biodegradable single use bags so If one brand can do it why cant all the others.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/256386

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Date submitted 27 August 2019
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