Ban non recyclable plastics for consumer products

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Plastic is a durable material made to last forever, yet illogically, 33 percent of it is used once and then thrown away. Plastic cannot biodegrade; it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces.
"nano-sized plastic particles, which are capable of crossing cell walls" UN Plastic report

Chemicals leached by plastics are in the blood and tissue of nearly all of us. Exposure to them is linked to cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity, endocrine disruption and other ailments.

Everything suffers: tourism, recreation, business, the health of humans, animals, fish and birds—because of plastic pollution. The financial damage continuously being inflicted is inestimable.

It just looks untidy the amount of times I've seen a crisp packet just blowing around these are non-recyclable

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make it illegal to produce and use products made of non-recyclable plastic

Timeline

14 Nov 2016	Petition opened for signatures
17 Nov 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Nov 2016

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