In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.
69% Yes |
31% No |
66% Yes |
18% No |
3% Yes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
7% No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
7% No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
See how support for each position on “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 2.1m UK voters.
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See how importance of “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 2.1m UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@95JCQ742yrs2Y
Bring back plastic Straws !!!
@94H5B3D2yrs2Y
No, but highly tax the use of non-environmentally friendly disposable products.
@9LQ2FVF1 day1D
Yes they should be banned and the government should increase tax on products that are made of less than 75% biodegradable materials.
@9LPBCPD3 days3D
Yes, but the government needs to make the biodegradable products cheaper for business to buy and use within their businesses
@9LL23TR1wk1W
disposable and non biodegradable materials are sometimes totally necessary (like hospital gloves, plastic straws for disabled people, etc)
@9LKPWQ61wk1W
large corps are the problem, allow small businesses with small profits to buy plastics, as eco friendly material is to expensive in small quantaties
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