Petition · past parliament
Get plastic packaging and bags off supermarket shelves
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The sea now contains 51 trillion microplastic particles 500 times more than stars in our galaxy. It is estimated there will be more plastic than fish by 2050.. plastic needs to be replaced with biodegradable bags and packaging.
To sea turtles, plastic bags in the water can look like jellyfish, floating on the surface plastic can appear to be a tasty snack for a seagull, based on millennia of experience, So far, it is known that marine litter harms more than 600 species amid what some regard as the beginning of the sixth mass extinction of life on Earth. Killing off sea creatures is bad for humans because we consume so much of it ourselves. Some 92.6 million tonnes were caught worldwide in 2015.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Nov 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.