500 signatures reached
To: Mayor Justin Lester & Wellington City Council
Let's End Single-use Plastic Bags in Wellington, NZ!
Introduce a by-law to tax or ban the use of single-use plastic bags.
Why is this important?
Plastic bags often end up in our rivers, lakes, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags in the ocean are a huge hazard to marine life. The bags can be swallowed, wrapped around the necks or fins of marine animals. They can be mistaken for food and generally don't belong in the ocean.
By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish on the ocean.
Humans are killing the oceans with our rubbish and plastic bags are a big part of the problem.
Waiting for consumer behaviour to change or for businesses to use voluntary measures to reduce plastic bag use simply isn't working. Regulation like this is urgently needed!
Plastic bags are made from petroleum products a non-renewable resource and often end up in landfills. There are alternatives to unrecyclable and toxic plastic bags such as biodegradable bags and reusable bags.
It is estimated New Zealanders use around 1.6 billion single-use plastic bags every year. Wellington is especially windy and plastic bags are easily lost and discarded.
Aotearoa NZ has a reputation for being clean and green. Ending single use plastic bags is an easy thing for us to do that would make a big difference. Many other nations and cities have done it, for example Wellington's sister city San Francisco.
Please join the Let's end Single-use Plastic bags in Wellington Facebook page and join the event to make a submission on the Wellington Region Waste Management Plan.
Thanks!
By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish on the ocean.
Humans are killing the oceans with our rubbish and plastic bags are a big part of the problem.
Waiting for consumer behaviour to change or for businesses to use voluntary measures to reduce plastic bag use simply isn't working. Regulation like this is urgently needed!
Plastic bags are made from petroleum products a non-renewable resource and often end up in landfills. There are alternatives to unrecyclable and toxic plastic bags such as biodegradable bags and reusable bags.
It is estimated New Zealanders use around 1.6 billion single-use plastic bags every year. Wellington is especially windy and plastic bags are easily lost and discarded.
Aotearoa NZ has a reputation for being clean and green. Ending single use plastic bags is an easy thing for us to do that would make a big difference. Many other nations and cities have done it, for example Wellington's sister city San Francisco.
Please join the Let's end Single-use Plastic bags in Wellington Facebook page and join the event to make a submission on the Wellington Region Waste Management Plan.
Thanks!