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Ban the use of glitter and save our marine life!
Closed
183 signatures
What the petition asks
Tops Day Nurseries have made a pledge to become more sustainable and have recently discovered an unexpected item that has already had a detrimental effect on the environment… Glitter.
Although much loved as an art and craft favourite, glitter is a microplastic, just like microbeads.
Although much loved as an art and craft favourite, glitter is a microplastic, just like microbeads.
We already know that 100% of mussels found off France and Belgium have ingested microplastics and many fish have too; so if you eat shell fish you more than likely have eaten microplastics too, along with the toxic additives that manufacturers use which are known to copy oestrogen, and affect human fertility.
As responsible people looking after the next generation, the last thing we want to do is damaging the environment or risking their health, so we need to act now and stop this pollution.
As responsible people looking after the next generation, the last thing we want to do is damaging the environment or risking their health, so we need to act now and stop this pollution.
Timeline
| 27 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
183
Status
Closed
Opened
27 Nov 2017
Closed
27 May 2018
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