Petition · past parliament
Plastic Bags should be considered a bio hazard and should be banned in the UK
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Plastic Bags and one use Plastics are killing our oceans and wild life and should be banned in the United Kingdom.
These are not being reused or recycled in sufficient numbers and plastic has entered into our food chain.
These plastics will not break down in our lifetime.
These are not being reused or recycled in sufficient numbers and plastic has entered into our food chain.
These plastics will not break down in our lifetime.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Dec 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.