Make all nappies and wipes sold in the UK 100% bio degradeable

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

8 million disposable nappies are dumped each day in the UK and will be on earth 5 times longer than the babies that used them. Making all disposable nappies & wipes biodegradable would reduce their environmental impact & increase parental access to less damaging products. #HelpUsLiveGreener

More details
The public cannot begin to contribute to the repair of the environment & pollution problems when they are confronted with plastic in all their purchases. The government must demand manufacturers improve or pay damages. We have the science, just not the policy

Veolia nappy data: https://www.veolia.co.uk/westberkshire/waste-minimisation/waste-minimisation/real-nappies-facts
Nappies in the environment: https://web.whoi.edu/seagrant/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/Marine-Debris-Poster_FINAL.pdf

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban the sale of non-biodegradable dog poo and nappy bags from April 2020.
Ban the sales of normal and flushable wet wipes

Timeline

14 Jun 2019	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jul 2019

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