Rejected petition Make shops use less plastic to save the environment.

Contact large companies like Tesco and Aldi and check up on how much plastic they already use. Then you could explain to them how they could get rid of the plastic e.g. use cardboard instead of plastic to store the eggs in, or cellulose, which is very similar to plastic but is compostable.

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I think the world is getting worse everyday and just making a move like this could help a lot. I heard that some of the plastic we put in the recycling bins don't always get recycled. I am 13 years old and I want to grow up in a green environment and stop plastic affecting people's lives. If we want to change, we change now.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We understand that you are concerned about shops using too much plastic, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553065

Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/553651

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

Ban plastic wrapping of individual items of fruit or vegetables: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551544

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

Ban clothing from being imported into the UK on plastic hangers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552648

Require companies to annually publish plastic usage (product and packaging): https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551875

Ban the use of disposable face masks and plastic gloves in public places: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324857

Heavy tax and public awareness on all 'Not Yet Recycled' plastics: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315755

Ban plastic bags in supermarkets, and other retail shops: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328310

Ban the use of non recyclable plastics in food/drink packaging: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551778

Impose a levy on all plastic production in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555701

Reduced VAT on plastic-free products: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552824

Require products containing plastic to be clearly labelled: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550136

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Date submitted 22 November 2020
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