Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban plastic tag fasteners from clothing & gifts.
Closed
44 signatures
What the petition asks
Total ban on the plastic fasteners used to attach gift tags to clothing/products. This is something I have noticed after receiving gifts over Christmas, all of my gifts used the unrecyclable plastic fasteners.
In the UK we generate 5 million tonnes of plastic each year. Banning this single use plastic would help to reduce that figure. There are alternative tagging materials that retailers can use e.g. string & safety pins, which I have seen some retailers use.
Timeline
| 5 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
44
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
5 Jan 2021
Closed
5 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.