This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Make using single use plastic a criminal offence

Single use plastic is a type of plastic that can only be used once and can't be recycled therefore contributing to the plastic already in the ocean. By making this a criminal offence it would help protect the oceans and stop global warming in this limited time we have (12 years).

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/259176

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