Submitted on Monday 27th November 2017
Rejected on Tuesday 5th December 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban Single-Use Plastic in the UK by 2020
12 million tonnes of plastic enters the oceans each year, and residues are routinely found in fish, sea birds and marine mammals.
By 2050 there will be more plastic pollution in the sea than fish.
Less than 1% of single-use plastics are actually recycled.
The current situation is very well evidenced and documented by leading professionals, charities, the media and campaigns, including Sir David Attenborough. Parliament debated a ban on non-recyclable plastics in January 2017 but little action has arisen.
Every coastline in the UK and the World is affected.
There is a better way. The time is now.
Ban Single-Use Plastic in the UK by 2020.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200189
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