Petitions & Environmental Campaigns

1. Ban the Use of All Single-Use Plastics

Deadline: 14 Aug 2025
Signatures: 234 (needs 10,000 for a government response)
Summary: Calls for a comprehensive ban on all single-use plastics — including food packaging and product wrapping — to reduce waste and protect ecosystems. Highlights that bans currently cover items like straws and plates, but most packaging remains unregulated. A wider ban could cut pollution and encourage plant-based or cornstarch alternatives.
View Petition on Parliament.uk

2. Ban the Residential Use of Artificial Grass

Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Signatures: 3,117 (needs 10,000 for a government response)
Summary: Seeks a ban on selling and installing artificial grass in private gardens. Argues that artificial turf destroys habitats, kills soil life, prevents rainwater absorption and breaks down into microplastics that pollute waterways.
View Petition on Parliament.uk

3. Stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 to Protect Nature

Deadline: 13 Nov 2025
Signatures: 1,845 (needs 10,000 for a government response)
Summary: Opposes the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025, which campaigners say allows developers to destroy vital habitats in exchange for a levy. Calls for the government to instead focus on restoring empty homes, protecting green spaces and investing in communities.
View Petition on Parliament.uk

NGO-Led Petitions & Campaigns (No Fixed Deadlines)

Strengthen Environmental Protections in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill

Organisers: Operation Noah & Wildlife Trusts
Summary: Urges MPs to strengthen the bill by requiring Environmental Delivery Plans to be based on scientific evidence and to prioritise avoiding harm to nature. Warns that the current bill weakens protections by allowing developers to proceed without ecological proof.
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Have Your Say: No New Oil & Gas Drilling (#StopRosebank)

Organiser: Action Network
Summary: Calls on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stop new oil and gas drilling projects such as Rosebank, end new exploration licences, and provide a just-transition plan for workers. Warns that continued drilling pushes the world beyond safe climate limits and harms energy security.
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Ban Disposable Vapes

Organiser: Greenpeace UK
Summary: Highlights the environmental harm from disposable vapes — two are discarded every second (1.3 million per week), leaking chemicals and endangering wildlife. Notes that over 40 countries have already banned them and three-quarters of Britons support a ban.
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Stop the Government’s Plan Threatening Nature

Organiser: Friends of the Earth
Summary: Opposes the government’s proposal to let developers destroy habitats in exchange for payments into a “nature restoration fund”. Argues that this undermines protections and will not safeguard people or wildlife.
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Tell Rachel Reeves: Don’t Put Plane Profits Before the Planet

Organiser: Friends of the Earth
Summary: Demands a commitment to no new airport expansions and the cancellation of Heathrow’s third runway plans. Claims airport expansion increases emissions, benefits mainly wealthy frequent flyers, and jeopardises climate targets.
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Make UK Companies Accountable for Destroying Forests and People’s Lives

Organiser: Friends of the Earth
Summary: Calls for legislation holding UK companies accountable for environmental damage and human rights abuses in their supply chains. Stresses urgent action is needed to address rising deforestation ahead of the UN climate conference.
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Polluters Pay Pact

Organiser: Greenpeace UK
Summary: Urges the UK and other governments to make oil, coal and gas corporations pay for climate damage through taxes or fines, funding community rebuilding and climate solutions. Argues that polluters profit while extreme weather causes destruction.
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UK Beach Clean-Ups & Local Initiatives (2025)