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Ban disposable "Festival Tents"
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32 signatures
What the petition asks
Disposable "festival tents" should be banned to help prevent almost 900 tonnes of plastic waste each year, festival organisers have said.
A group of more than 60 independent festivals across the UK have urged retailers to stop marketing and selling tents as single-use items.
A group of more than 60 independent festivals across the UK have urged retailers to stop marketing and selling tents as single-use items.
Festival-goers are also being urged to take their tents home with them at the end of the event.
An estimated 250,000 tents are left at music festivals across the UK each year. Many are not collected by charities and can't be recycled so instead end up in landfill sites.
The average tent is made largely of plastic and weighs 3.5kg - the equivalent of 8,750 straws. A four-man tent can be picked up on the high street for as little as £30.
Reduce single use plastics: www.skyoceanrescue.com
An estimated 250,000 tents are left at music festivals across the UK each year. Many are not collected by charities and can't be recycled so instead end up in landfill sites.
The average tent is made largely of plastic and weighs 3.5kg - the equivalent of 8,750 straws. A four-man tent can be picked up on the high street for as little as £30.
Reduce single use plastics: www.skyoceanrescue.com
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
32
Status
Closed
Opened
10 Jun 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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