Rejected petition Make all nappies and wipes sold in the UK 100% bio degradeable

8 million disposable nappies are dumped each day in the UK and will be on earth 5 times longer than the babies that used them. Making all disposable nappies & wipes biodegradable would reduce their environmental impact & increase parental access to less damaging products. #HelpUsLiveGreener

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The public cannot begin to contribute to the repair of the environment & pollution problems when they are confronted with plastic in all their purchases. The government must demand manufacturers improve or pay damages. We have the science, just not the policy

Veolia nappy data: https://www.veolia.co.uk/westberkshire/waste-minimisation/waste-minimisation/real-nappies-facts
Nappies in the environment: https://web.whoi.edu/seagrant/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/Marine-Debris-Poster_FINAL.pdf

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263205
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/262929

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Date submitted 14 June 2019
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