Rejected petition BAN THE MANUFACTURE & DISTRIBUTION OF NON-RECYCLABLE PLASTIC BAGS IN THE UK

Rejected on 17 July 2018

This petition is to tackle the issue of plastic pollution. After watching BBC Blue Planet 2, I have carried out a number of UK beach cleans and plastic bags are a major issue. The threat to marine & bird life because of plastic bags is widely documented and the UK Gov needs to do more to help.

I do not feel that I need to give supporting evidence because the world has never been more engaged on the subject of plastic pollution. BBC Blue Planet 2 has done a great deal to raise awareness about the issue but I do not feel that our UK Government is doing enough. I have had a number of deliveries lately in recyclable packing, which begs the question why are we still manufacturing plastic non-recyclable, when we clearly don't need to?

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/224215

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