The Government Says

'...act against the enviromental damage glitter does in the UK and worldwide. To immediatly ban all manafacturing, importing, selling, and use of glitter in the UK, while encouraging the development of a biodegradable alternative as a long term solution

Glitter is a pollutant: made from copolymer plastics, aluminum foil,...

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/antiglitter/

seen at 16:01, 31 March in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions.

TGS