Submitted on Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Rejected on Monday 9th April 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban all plastic straws and coffee cup lids, as well as single-use plastic items.
There are plenty of alternatives to disposable plastic straws available. Many retailers today stock glass, stainless steel, and bamboo straws.
Disposable straws are usually made from plastic and plastic never breaks down. As time goes by plastic will separate into smaller and smaller pieces, but never completely biodegrades.
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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/215609
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