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Unlike food, chemicals absorbed here go straight into the bloodstream without being filtered by the body first. We are concerned that hormonal issues and fertility struggles are rising rapidly. Yet, it remains legal for brands to use these materials. The Government must act to ban these substances outright.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":58,"closing_date":"2026-12-15","created_at":"2026-05-18T08:02:10.585Z","updated_at":"2026-07-18T19:44:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-15T12:21:28.608Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-18T09:47:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Megan Elin Griffiths","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":765235,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765235.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Phase out and ban the sale of plastic plant pots by 2035","background":"We urge the Government to ban plastic plant pots by 2035 through a phased out plan. This includes restricting sales, supporting eco-friendly alternatives, running awareness campaigns and enforcing legislation to reduce plastic waste and protect the environment.","additional_details":"Plastic plant pots are widely used but are rarely recycled through standard household wate systems, meaning large quantities end up in landfill or as environmental pollution. Many are made from types of plastic that are difficult to process, and contamination with soil and organic matter further reduces recyclability. \r\n\r\nAs a result, millions of plastic pots are discarded each year in the UK, contributing unnecessarily to plastic waste and environmental harm.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":81,"closing_date":"2026-10-23","created_at":"2026-03-24T16:32:01.701Z","updated_at":"2026-07-20T13:45:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-23T13:10:53.711Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-24T18:29:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"William Sidney Pearne","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"BT","name":"Department for Business and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":764725,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764725.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban the sale of single-use plastic drinks bottles in UK schools","background":"We want the UK Government to ban the sale of single-use plastic drinks bottles in all primary and secondary schools, and require schools to provide sustainable alternatives such as refill stations and reusable bottle schemes.","additional_details":"Why is this important? In 2018, the Government told schools to remove single-use plastics by 2022. Yet in 2026, many still sell plastic bottles daily to students. We are teaching children one thing and modelling another. We believe this drives litter, pollution and microplastic exposure. We think schools must lead — not lag — and switch to refillable alternatives. In our view single use plastics are damaging not only the planet by our children bodies, and this isn’t just an environmental issue it is a safe guarding issue.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":236,"closing_date":"2026-10-17","created_at":"2026-03-18T21:26:07.714Z","updated_at":"2026-07-21T08:33:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-17T13:18:14.653Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-19T09:21:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Emma Osterbery","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":762656,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762656.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban all raw sewage dumping, mandate real time warning system & investment","background":"Introduce a total ban on raw sewage dumping to remove what we consider as the storm overflows “loophole”. There should also be a real-time warning system for every spill: location, volume, risk. Water companies should be mandated to put more of their profits into new pipes and storage tanks.","additional_details":"We believe that more must be done prevent human waste, chemicals, and plastics being pumped straight into places where kids paddle, dogs swim, and people fish. We believe water companies are able to make huge profits while dodging making real fixes to infrastructure. We call on the Government to take action to stop our rivers from dying: fish kills, algae blooms, dead birds. Beaches close, surfers get sick, tourists stay away. Kids can’t safely play in water we grew up trusting. E. coli, norovirus, even antibiotic-resistant bugs are now in the places we love.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":128,"closing_date":"2026-10-01","created_at":"2026-02-27T13:15:10.870Z","updated_at":"2026-07-19T21:42:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-01T15:03:58.056Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-27T15:46:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Lauren Shickle","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":762217,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762217.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban Supermarkets from selling fresh produce in plastic & require it to be loose","background":"Bring in legislation (like in France) to ban supermarkets from selling fresh produce in plastic packaging. If it is necessary to have products in packaging, make it paper.","additional_details":"In our view, it is absolutely unnecessary for produce to be in plastic packaging as it is a true waste of plastic. Most produce does not need to be in packaging as well, but there is an incentive for purchasers to buy the packaged alternative if they are cheaper to buy. We believe we need to stop encouraging waste, with both the packaging and the unnecessary purchasing of more products (that go to landfill) just because they are more financially appealing.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":125,"closing_date":"2026-09-30","created_at":"2026-02-23T12:14:53.278Z","updated_at":"2026-07-20T13:45:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-30T07:46:36.539Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-23T14:38:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Layla Summer Clemens","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":724881,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/724881.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make Laser Eye Surgery Available on the NHS for Adults with Stable Prescriptions","background":"Laser eye surgery is a clinically effective, cheap, and efficient long-term solution for vision correction. For adults with stable prescriptions, it can reduce ongoing NHS costs, improve quality of life, and reduce reliance on single-use plastics from glasses and contact lenses.","additional_details":"We ask the government to review the classification of laser eye surgery as corrective rather than essential. Vision is a  necessity for the work force and glasses often become a hazard in labour intensive roles. Laser eye surgery is cheap and quick, for those suitable. It would improve public health, reduce long-term NHS costs, support environmental goals, and enhance accessibility. Existing NHS care for children and older adults would remain unaffected, ensuring balance in services.","committee_note":null,"state":"open","signature_count":36,"closing_date":"2026-09-20","created_at":"2025-04-11T00:01:04.923Z","updated_at":"2026-07-06T16:45:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-20T15:00:45.902Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-14T06:55:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Cassie Docherty","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DHSC","name":"Department of Health and Social Care","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":759563,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759563.json"},"attributes":{"action":"UK to mandate \"zero plastic pellet loss\" in line with new EU law ASAP","background":"The EU recently formalised its Plastic Pellet Loss Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/2365), which mandates risk management plans and independent audits for large handlers. We want the UK to follow suit with its own equivalent law.","additional_details":"The EU recently formalised Regulation (EU) 2025/2365, which mandates risk management plans and independent audits for large handlers of plastic pellets. UK NGOs and the Scottish Government have called for similar binding legislation in the UK.\r\n \r\nNurdles (3-5mm plastic pellets) are raw materials for nearly all plastic products. A major source of microplastic pollution, estimated up to 445,000 tonnes spill into the natural environment per year during transport or manufacturing, a large proportion of which ends up in the seas and oceans, causing severe harm to marine life.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":403,"closing_date":"2026-09-13","created_at":"2026-02-01T12:57:30.892Z","updated_at":"2026-07-20T21:06:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-13T11:12:31.268Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-02T19:37:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Andrew Ralph Crespin Dean","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":759034,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759034.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban all plastic in food and drink packaging","background":"Ban plastic packaging.","additional_details":"The Government must put a plan in place to remove plastic packaging.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":128,"closing_date":"2026-09-03","created_at":"2026-01-27T19:24:38.999Z","updated_at":"2026-07-14T12:54:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-03T15:03:45.968Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-27T19:37:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Charlie Williams","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":754279,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754279.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban exports of recyclable waste to non-OECD countries","background":"The Government should ban the export of all recyclable waste (including plastics, paper metals, and mixed recyclables) to non-OECD countries, where weak regulation and limited waste-management infrastructure often result in dumping, open burning, or environmental harm.","additional_details":"Exporting our recycling frequently shifts pollution to communities with fewer safeguards. Investigations show our waste ending up in rivers, open dumps, and informal burning sites in developing countries. This damages ecosystems, harms public health, and undermines trust in our recycling. We should process, recycle, or reuse our waste domestically or through environmentally robust OECD partners with strong enforcement guards.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":68,"closing_date":"2026-07-23","created_at":"2025-12-11T22:06:54.032Z","updated_at":"2026-06-23T15:28:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-23T14:38:50.442Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-12T07:11:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Caroline Maher","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[]}}]}