rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/demand-school-uniforms-free-from-chemicals-and-microplastics?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-demand-school-uniforms-free-from-chemicals-and-microplastics' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> A Single Thread's Safe School Uniforms Campaign https://actionnetwork.org/groups/a-single-threads-safe-school-uniforms-campaign https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/818/322/normal/AN_BANNER_(2).png Chemicals and microplastics in school uniforms are a risk to children's health UK school uniforms are overwhelmingly made from polyester – a plastic-based fibre that sheds microplastics – and made with multiple hazardous chemicals. Studies increasingly show the long-term health harms caused by microplastic inhalation and chemicals from clothing. Children are particularly at risk, over years of daily exposure. Children spend thousands of hours wearing school uniforms, often directly against their skin, while growing scientific evidence links exposure to microplastics and hazardous chemicals with health risks. With these potential risks to children's long-term health, we must act NOW to reduce exposure and ensure school uniforms are safe. Tell the UK Government to make school uniforms safe! If schools are going to make children wear uniforms – the UK Government should make sure they are safe. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/1ad8f7fa80556d4e20446d15c65b04e6e6c47282