Brighton & Hove Friends of the Earth

Peter Kyle, MP for Hove, has pledged his support for a Plastic Pollution Action Plan, backed by legislation to protect wildlife and human health.

We met with Peter as part of our plan to share our concerns about environmental damage caused by plastic with all three of Brighton & Hove’s MPs.

It’s fantastic to have Peter’s backing for an action plan, which would begin phasing out unneeded plastics now, and look to end pollution from hard-to-replace plastics (like car tyres, paints and clothes) as soon as possible.

Sir David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II has hammered home the tragedy of plastic pollution in our oceans. Up to 12m tonnes  of plastic ends up in the sea each year – not far off the weight of a million London buses.

Sea creatures can get tangled up in plastic – or mistake it for food. The effects can be fatal. Harmful chemicals linked to plastic have been found in species from plankton to dolphins.

It’s time to make a change. Thank you Peter, for your support.

We hope to meet with our other MPs soon. If you’d like to be involved please get in touch or sign our petition – making sure to sign up for our email list.