Ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates in schools

Closed 149 signatures

What the petition asks

There is too much use of single-use plastic in schools and I don’t want this to continue. Every day, millions of plastic knives and forks are used once before being thrown away when these could either be reusable metal ones or completely biodegradable ones. Our planet is dying.

I want the Government to help prevent the devastation to our planet by requiring schools to stop using single-use plastic knives forks and plates and use reusable or biodegradable ones instead. Did you know that 12 million tonnes of plastic finds its way into the ocean every single year? We need to take action and this is a good start.

Timeline

17 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
17 Oct 2023	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 149

Status Closed

Department Department for Education

Opened 17 Apr 2023

Closed 17 Oct 2023

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