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Ban all non-biodegradable plastic used within the fashion industry

Submitted on Monday 30th April 2018

Published on Friday 4th May 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 4th November 2018

Signatures: 45

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Ban all non-biodegradable plastic used within the fashion industry

Petition Details

There are estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. This waste releases toxins, absorbed by animals, subsequently entering the food chain. A ban on non-biodegradable plastic from the fashion industry could limit the micro-plastics that end up in the ocean.

Additional Information

- Greenpeace (2018). Ocean Plastic. Available at: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/what-we-do/oceans/plastics/ (Accessed: 30 April 2018).
- Kozlowski, A., Bardecki, M. & Searcy, C., 2012. Environmental Impacts in the Fashion Industry: A Life-cycle and Stakeholder Framework. The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, (45), pp.17–36.
- Seltenrich, N., 2015. New link in the food chain? Marine plastic pollution and seafood safety. Environmental health perspectives, 123(2), pp.A34–41.


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