A Bill to require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make provision about the promotion of the use of microplastic-catching filters in washing machines and raising awareness about the consequences of microplastics from washing machines for pollution in rivers and seas; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Alberto CostaConservative
2 November 2023
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The Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill would require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to all new domestic and commercial washing machines. It also aims to promote the use of these filters and raise awareness about the environmental impact of microplastics from washing machines in rivers and seas.
The bill is at the first stage in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move to the Second Reading and then Committee stage.
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2 Nov 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
