Petition · past parliament
Make non-recyclable plastic bags illegal
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
80% of litter in the sea is plastic.
100,000,000 animals die per year from eating plastic.
Only 1 in 200 plastic bags are being recycled.
So by signing this petition you can help stop animals and the environment from suffering. YOU can make a change!!!
100,000,000 animals die per year from eating plastic.
Only 1 in 200 plastic bags are being recycled.
So by signing this petition you can help stop animals and the environment from suffering. YOU can make a change!!!
Each hour 1.5 million pounds of litter is being thrown into the sea, so that makes it 14 billion pounds per year.
You contribute 30 kilos of plastic each year, so now you can make the change needed for the future.
You contribute 30 kilos of plastic each year, so now you can make the change needed for the future.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.