Submitted on Thursday 12th April 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 8th May 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban plastic shopping bags. Offer paper, cotton or hessian bags as alternatives
It was reported that despite introducing the 5p charge, major shops in England still sold 2.1 billion single-use plastic bags in the last financial year.
I propose to introduce a ban on all plastic bags. Retailers should offer either; paper bags or cotton bags (made from recycled materials).
Despite extending the 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, major retailers in England still sold 2.1 billion in the last financial year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42652937.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carrier-bag-charge-summary-of-data-in-england/single-use-plastic-carrier-bags-charge-data-in-england-for-2016-to-2017
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