Closed petition Get the UK to ban all single use plastic items by 2030.

Closed on 19 September 2018

Around 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans each year, which is like emptying a garbage truck of plastic into an ocean every minute.

Governments MUST realize that the convenience of plastic is not worth the harm it causes

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19 September 2018

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19 March 2018

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