Rejected petition Ban the sale of Large Artificial Plants, Flowers and Grass

The use and sales of artificial plants and grass is utterly unacceptable in 2022 - we need a ban
- Damages and contaminates the structure of the soil
- Manufacturing and delivery contributes to carbon emissions
- Plastic grass can’t or won’t be recycled
- They have no wildlife benefit whatsoever

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Think about the environmental impact of allowing the sale of artificial plants and grass. As a country we want to decrease carbon emissions but we are allowing the sale of these items?! I'm asking you to do a report on the impact to the environment and ban the sale of these goods.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We understand you would like the sale of artificial grass, flowers and plants to be banned, but we're not sure whether you want this ban to apply to all artificial plants and flowers, or only those intended to be planted outdoors (where there might be any risk of 'damaging and contaminating the structure of the soil').

You may like to sign these petitions which call for similar actions:

Introduce an "Ecological Damage Tax" on Astroturf Lawns / Artificial Grass: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/608295

Ban the sale and use of fake grass: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617801

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 13 June 2022
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