Petition · past parliament

Call for a total ban on plastic "tagging barbs" & "tag fasteners" from Clothing

Closed 170 signatures

What the petition asks

Single-use plastics may represent the epitome of today’s throwaway culture. The U.N. Environment reports just nine per cent of the world’s nine billion tonnes of plastic has been recycled and the clothing industry as one of the worst offenders.

Timeline

15 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
15 Aug 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 170
Status Closed
Opened 15 Feb 2019
Closed 15 Aug 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.