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Ban single-use plastic garden netting and help save UK wildlife.

Closed 93 signatures

What the petition asks

Cheap single use garden netting kills thousands of birds and wildlife each year and is often used in places where it will come into direct contact with animals.
Single-use netting can be purchased for as little a £1, it's often used in places where it will come into direct contact with animals, it is even used to wrap bird food fat balls.

It is often useless for its intended purpose and traps animals which become entangled in it rather than repelling them, these animals, birds, hedgehogs, and even domestic pets can be trapped for days often leading to slow deaths or strangulation.

Better alternatives are already available.

Timeline

18 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
18 Oct 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 93
Status Closed
Opened 18 Apr 2019
Closed 18 Oct 2019

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