Rejected petition Ban all single use plastics and give companies a 12 month deadline to do so.

It’s undeniable the impact that plastics have on the environment.
There are many alternatives to plastics that companies won’t use. The government needs to force a complete single use plastic ban.
Give companies a 12 month dead line to find an alternative packaging for their items sold in the UK.

More details

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/15/single-use-plastics-a-serious-climate-change-hazard-study-warns

https://www.ciel.org/plasticandclimate/

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

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Date submitted 27 October 2019
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