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Ban the use of plastic straws!
Closed
777 signatures
What the petition asks
Around 3.5 million straws are served in the UK daily in restaurants and bars around the country. Most of these end up in landfill taking around 200 years to decompose.
Plastic straws are an absolute blight on marine life, ending up ingested and killing aquatic life.
Ban them!
Plastic straws are an absolute blight on marine life, ending up ingested and killing aquatic life.
Ban them!
Plastic straws are in the top 10 for most common found plastic on our shorelines.
Straws contain BPA which isn't biodegradable.
20 minute usage - 200 years to break down. Even then they're not totally gone!
Straws contain BPA which isn't biodegradable.
20 minute usage - 200 years to break down. Even then they're not totally gone!
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
777
Status
Closed
Opened
11 Apr 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.