Important:
This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Reduce plastic waste in schools
The average secondary school produces 22 kg of waste per pupil each academic year. Of the 260 million tons of plastic the world produces each year, about 10 percent ends up in the ocean plastic and schools helps adds to this.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236891
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