Rejected petition Ban all plastic bags and replace with biodegradable options

Plastic bags are still being sold and used. Biodegradable bags are a real option and should be used instead. Banning plastic bags will ensure our planet is less polluted.

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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/236521

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Date submitted 22 June 2019
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