Petition · past parliament
Ban plastic fishing nets as they make 46% of the plastic waste in the ocean.
Closed
476 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently in the uk and across the globe, plastic straws are being banned from many restraunts. But did you know that that straws make up under 1% of ocean waste, but fishing nets make up a huge 46%. So instead of discriminating special needs people who need straws to drink ban fishing nets!
Timeline
| 31 Jul 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Jan 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
476
Status
Closed
Opened
31 Jul 2018
Closed
31 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.