Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items.
Closed
4,489 signatures
What the petition asks
Require manufacturers to find alternatives to plastic hooks, tags and loops on clothing (e.g. paired socks, folded packaged shirts, hanging loops on tops) and other products.
Require shops to charge for clothing hangers or operate a return/refund scheme to incentivise customers and reduce waste.
Require shops to charge for clothing hangers or operate a return/refund scheme to incentivise customers and reduce waste.
Phasing out single use plastic is a challenge, but we need to be moving more quickly where obvious alternatives exist or where the plastic items are simply unnecessary. Plastic label fasteners, hooks and tags are used throughout the clothing industry and on innumerable other products - these are snapped, cut, disposed of - at risk to wildlife in many cases, and never used again. Banning these items and requiring deposit-return schemes for clothing hangers would be a step in the right direction.
Timeline
| 19 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
4,489
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
19 Oct 2020
Closed
19 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.