This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Ban plastic bags in stores; provide more environmentally friendly alternatives.
Plastic is a high cause of pollution & environmental damage in the UK. To improve towns & cities & reducing the amount of plastic bags we are exposed to, shops could introduce something akin to a loyalty policy where people get a canvas or bag for life after shopping at the store enough times.
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“Each year, 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced and 40% of that is single-use - plastic we'll only use once before it's binned.”
“Some coffee cups, for example, have a waterproof plastic lining which can make them difficult to recycle.”
“By 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean will weigh more than the amount of fish in the ocean. All animals can be hurt by plastic! They can get trapped in bigger items such as carrier bags or food packaging.”
- BBC newsround Feb 2019
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/256386
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