Hi John,

Microplastics are sneaking up on us. They’ve slipped almost unnoticed into the air we breathe, our blood and even the placentas of our unborn babies. [1] Our food too - an alarming study has shown that we could be eating as much as “a credit card’s worth of plastic every week”. [2]

It’s not just humans who are at risk. The insidious chemicals found in plastic are building up in places as remote as the Arctic and Mount Everest - ingested by animals right the way up the food chain. [3,4]

Despite mounting evidence and a global outcry against plastic, it's clear that our plastic problem is totally out of control.

A Global Plastics Treaty would change that. Will you sign the petition to support it?

The first of its kind, a strong Treaty on plastics must:

1. Be mandatory, not voluntary.
2. Hold governments to account for their countries’ waste.
3. Force big brands like Coca Cola and Nestlé to produce less plastic.
4. Ensure richer countries fuelling the plastic crisis support poorer countries to tackle it.
5. Keep oil in the ground - 99% of plastic is made from oil and gas.

It’s the best shot we have at a plastic-free future.

The stakes are so high that we’ve joined forces with Greenpeace offices and supporters all over the world to push for a Treaty that tackles this global problem at a global level. Please John, will you sign the petition?

Thank you for your support,

Nick

Greenpeace UK

PS. Be part of the movement that gets plastic pollution under control. Sign the petition calling for a strong Global Plastics Treaty.

NOTES

[1] Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies

[2] Could you be eating a credit card a week? WWF study

[3] Microplastics from European rivers spreading to Arctic seas, research shows

[4] Microplastic pollution discovered near the top of Mount Everest

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