Submitted on Monday 29th February 2016
Rejected on Thursday 24th March 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the sale of single use platic carrier bags in the UK. Use paper instead.
The UK government has recently introduced a 5p charge on single use plastic carriers - however this does not stem the flow of plastic to ocean in any way. To ban the sale of these in favour of paper and card carrier bags would be a supremely beneficial move.
Plastic is poisonous to all life, attracting harmful chemicals, which when ingested leach into the organism and food chain, disrupting cellular function. Plastic debris causes the death of thousands of marine mammals which are vital to maintaing ocean ecosystem function - a function that makes life on earth possible. Enforcing the substitution of plastic carrier bags for paper carrier bags which can compost or biodegrade would make a much needed impact on maintaining the health of the planet.
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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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