Closed petition Ban Free Plastic Carrier Bags In England

Closed on 23 January 2013

17 billion plastic bags a year are given to British consumers. The average Briton accepts one bag 5 times a week, and a weekly shop of more than 20. 200 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide and 10% ends up in the ocean. When plastic bags get into the ocean they can entangle, suffocate and even kill marine animals. Plastic doesn't biodegrade, it just breaks up into smaller pieces. The number of plastic bags issued by UK supermarkets in the past year has risen by 333 million. Plastic bags are becoming a big problem and there are better solutions, banish the bags and go with reusable ones instead ! If we want to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill this is the big step forward...