This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Ban video game publishers from selling products in the form of "code in a box".
Digital downloads for video games are increasingly becoming the more popular way of buying, rather than on a disc. It is inexcusable however when a download only game is sold in a physical plastic box - so-called "code in a box". It is a gross and unnecessary use of plastic that should be stopped.
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The struggle we face with overuse of plastic and packaging is real, and we are all aware that every effort needs to be made to protect our oceans from pollution. A video game or other media publisher choosing to sell their product digitally is a good thing, however some are choosing to sell their games using a download code in a plastic case, I can only imagine to maintain some sort of shelf presence. This is contributing to completely unnecessary plastic entering circulation.
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