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Ban airlines from using plastic to wrap blankets, headphones and cutlery
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236 signatures
What the petition asks
Spend a night in a fancy 5-star hotel and you wouldn't expect plastic-wrapped bedding, so why in the sky?
Plastic is everywhere. It's a vital part of our lives and this won't change overnight.
So let's start with the easy steps - why are millions of blankets on planes wrapped in the stuff?
Plastic is everywhere. It's a vital part of our lives and this won't change overnight.
So let's start with the easy steps - why are millions of blankets on planes wrapped in the stuff?
This may sound like a tiny issue, but with over 4.5 BILLION passengers expected to fly this year it would make a huge difference.
An average passenger can create over 1kg of waste per flight, so why add to this with completely unnecessary plastic.
The cups and cutlery are an obvious target and should be swapped for paper/metal alternatives, but at least they serve a purpose.
The blanket and headphone wrapping does not. Let's regulate against the use of pointless plastic wrapping on planes.
An average passenger can create over 1kg of waste per flight, so why add to this with completely unnecessary plastic.
The cups and cutlery are an obvious target and should be swapped for paper/metal alternatives, but at least they serve a purpose.
The blanket and headphone wrapping does not. Let's regulate against the use of pointless plastic wrapping on planes.
Timeline
| 27 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Sep 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
236
Status
Closed
Opened
27 Mar 2019
Closed
27 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.