This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Closed petition Press the United Nations to make the dumping of all waste in the oceans illegal.
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The only way to stop the polution of the oceans by plastic and other waste is to stop the dumping of urban waste at sea. The attempts that are being made to remove plastic and other waste from the oceans will only start to be effective once the dumping has stopped.
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This petition will stay open until 10 February 2019.