Rejected petition Ban single-use plastic or fine anyone who is found littering

Climate change is not only affecting England but it is affecting other countries like India,and a lot of the plastic in the rivers are because of us.Let's take action by either banning single-use plastic or fine people who litter because if we don't take action,the next generation will suffer for it

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Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554035

Ban single use plastics and the unnecessary use of plastic packaging: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552450

Increase penalties, enforcement and education to tackle littering & fly tipping: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324488

Introduce heavy fixed penalties starting at £1000 minimum for littering: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334297

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Date submitted 9 November 2020
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