Submitted on Friday 1st June 2018
Rejected on Thursday 7th June 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make non biodegradable glitter in all forms (cosmetic, craft, etc) illegal.
Toxic microplastic glitter is entering the food chain via landfill and water systems and contaminating the diets and lives of animals everywhere.
https://nerdist.com/scientist-glitter-environmental-hazard-global-ban/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/glitter-plastics-ocean-pollution-environment-spd/
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/glitter-ban-environment-microbead-impact-microplastics-scientists-warning-deep-ocean-a8056196.html
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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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We think that this petition is similar:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/220964
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