Ban Single-Use Plastic by 2025

Comments

#1001

I love the planet .

(Abuja, 2021-12-07)

#1002

I am signing because we need to be aware of all the damage that plastic does to the planet. We need to make a change.

(Panamá Oeste, 2022-01-11)

#1007

Because single use plastic is a large part of the world's garbage. There is no reason to sacrifice the earth and wildlife just for companies to save a dime.

(Ithaca, 2022-01-18)

#1013

I want plastic eradicated for future generations

(Fresno, 2022-01-31)

#1014

Let's love our planet like we ought to love ourselves: to the highest degree. Our individual self (cellf: collection of cells; we being cells as well) is most connected to that which we are constituted of. When we pollute the planet we are polluting our own body, and vice versa!

(Columbus, 2022-02-10)

#1015

I’m signing because single use plastic is negatively affecting our health and environment. Together we can change the world one bottle at a time.

(Houston, 2022-04-07)

#1017

Most single-use plastic items are not designed to be recycled.
Many single-use plastics don’t have a polymer identification code. This means that if the item gets to a recycling plant, there is no way to identify the plastic type. That’s why many of these items aren’t accepted in your curbside recycling. If an incompatible plastic gets into a particular recycling machine, it can clog it up.
Many single-use items are made from multi-layer materials. In most cases, this makes it extremely difficult to recycle as there isn’t equipment available to separate the materials.
If single-use plastics are left in the environment, they won’t break down, but they will break up. Over time, heat and light from the sun will break down the plastic into tiny pieces called microplastics.
Many single-use plastics are lightweight:
The wind is likely to blow these items into rivers and oceans.
In informal economies, waste-pickers/collectors collect recyclable materials and take them to buy-back centers to get money. They are unlikely to collect single-use items as they don’t weigh a lot, and therefore they won’t get a lot of money back for them.
Toxic chemicals used to make these plastics can end up leaching into the environment or tissues of animals when they break down. So, I hope this petition will help change the world

(Gurgaon, 2022-12-03)