This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Closed petition Increase the plastic packaging recycling&recovery target from 57% to 80% by 2020
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The Packaging Producer Responsibility Regulations framework is a positive step but targets do not reflect the urgency of our global plastic pollution crisis: producer target is 57% recycled or recovered by 2020. This is not enough.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-producer-responsibilities
This petition is launching over Christmas 2018 where it still remains a challenge to participate in the gift giving tradition while avoiding single use plastics.
Consumers need plastic free alternatives.
Excess plastic packaging engulfs our children's toys.
Toy producers must be pressured to make urgent & significant changes necessary to protect our natural world.
The cheap price of plastic does not reflect the environmental cost.
Producers profit whilst contributing to plastic pollution.
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