Ban all non-biodegradable plastic used within the fashion industry

Closed 45 signatures

What the petition asks

There are estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. This waste releases toxins, absorbed by animals, subsequently entering the food chain. A ban on non-biodegradable plastic from the fashion industry could limit the micro-plastics that end up in the ocean.

- Greenpeace (2018). Ocean Plastic. Available at: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/what-we-do/oceans/plastics/ (Accessed: 30 April 2018).
- Kozlowski, A., Bardecki, M. & Searcy, C., 2012. Environmental Impacts in the Fashion Industry: A Life-cycle and Stakeholder Framework. The Journal of Corporate Citizenship, (45), pp.17–36.
- Seltenrich, N., 2015. New link in the food chain? Marine plastic pollution and seafood safety. Environmental health perspectives, 123(2), pp.A34–41.

Timeline

4 May 2018	Petition opened for signatures
4 Nov 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 45

Status Closed

Opened 4 May 2018

Closed 4 Nov 2018

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