Implement an outright ban on the sale of disposable barbecues

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Disposable barbecues are frequently a cause of moorland fires. They are often left alight or smouldering in countryside locations and beauty spots causing wild fires which then cause devastation to the countryside, and unnecessary dangerous work for the fire service.

Examples

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lancashire-fires-darwen-moorland-preston-tree-plantation-a4455706.html

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/disposable-barbecue-starts-moorland-fire-just-days-after-huge-marsden-blaze-2518332

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban the sale of disposable barbecues.

Timeline

1 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
26 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Jun 2020

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