Petition · Department for Business and Trade

Introduce Nitrous Oxide canister refunds

Open for signatures 34 signatures

What the petition asks

The littering of UK highways and communities needs addressing more proactively. This Govt should introduce legislation to force manufacturers, wholesalers and/or other retailers to accept the empty canisters and pay a refund for each one returned.
The use and abuse of NO2 is getting out of hand!
I volunteer to litter pick in my community in Rochdale because a more direct approach is required to tackle the UK's very fertile throw away culture. The abuse of NO2 is becoming a considerable health hazard and equally the littering left behind in the use is getting ridiculous. There are plenty of recyclable materials with these canisters; incentivizing the public or users to collect them and dispose of them safely for a refund would see the UK picked clean more regularly.

Timeline

27 Mar 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 34
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Business and Trade
Opened 27 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.