Submitted on Sunday 22nd January 2012
Published on Monday 23rd January 2012
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Signatures: 51
Ban Free Plastic Carrier Bags In England
17 billion plastic bags a year are given to British consumers. The average Briton accepts one bag 5 times a week, and a weekly shop of more than 20. 200 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide and 10% ends up in the ocean. When plastic bags get into the ocean they can entangle, suffocate and even kill marine animals. Plastic doesn't biodegrade, it just breaks up into smaller pieces. The number of plastic bags issued by UK supermarkets in the past year has risen by 333 million. Plastic bags are becoming a big problem and there are better solutions, banish the bags and go with reusable ones instead ! If we want to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill this is the big step forward...
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