Plastic pollution is everywhere in the UK. Rivers are poisoned with sewage. Our air is filthy. From hedgehogs to hedgerows, nature is suffering the consequences.
But instead of cutting pollution, the government has just announced a dangerously weak set of targets that will allow polluters to keep destroying nature.
It’s not enough to ask people to recycle more. Or just banning plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Nature urgently needs strong targets to reduce all forms of pollution. Including the hidden stuff like microplastics that wash out of clothes.
So please sign our open letter today. We have just 2 months to change the government’s mind before the targets are finalised.