Rejected petition New Litter Laws Needed - Present Laws Do Not Deter Rubbish in this Country.

Litter is hazardous and destructive. In our modern Delivery, Packaging and Take-Away society we should have UK wide strategies; National Government should give all County, Borough and Town Councils, clear directives that are concise and speak of tougher penalties to all perpetrators.

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Many organisations such as Local Government, Keep Britain Tidy and CPRE have been tackling the problem for some time but it is not working - there is no centralised co-ordination. Others also have a responsibility: Highways England, Road Hauliers, Take-Away Outlets; all of us, but to make it work there must be a top down unified approach for not only the clean up process but also the disposal of the many types of litter. The Blue Planet applies to our Earth as well as our Oceans

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Date submitted 13 November 2018
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