The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Ban on sale of #disposableBBQs”
The government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced on 14 August.
The government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced on 14 August.
October 27, 2026 at 6:26 AM
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Ban on sale of #disposableBBQs”
The government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced on 14 August.
The government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced on 14 August.
Can someone play this for @andyburnham.bsky.social because I'm not sure he's taking the issue as seriously as he should.
#DisposableBBQs
#DisposableBBQs
"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
August 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Can someone play this for @andyburnham.bsky.social because I'm not sure he's taking the issue as seriously as he should.
#DisposableBBQs
#DisposableBBQs
#channeltunnel is totally borked tonight, got here at 1830 (early for the 2050 crossing) its now 2145 and we've just cleared the border.
Apparently due to #disposablebbqs the number of trains they could run was reduced...
Apparently due to #disposablebbqs the number of trains they could run was reduced...
August 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
#channeltunnel is totally borked tonight, got here at 1830 (early for the 2050 crossing) its now 2145 and we've just cleared the border.
Apparently due to #disposablebbqs the number of trains they could run was reduced...
Apparently due to #disposablebbqs the number of trains they could run was reduced...
Disposable BBQs Temporarily Banned in UK Amid Wildfire Concerns
In response to escalating wildfire risks, the UK government has imposed a temporary ban on disposable…
#Akerix #AI #DisposableBBQs #UKGovernment
https://akerix.com/article/disposable-bbqs-wildfire-ban
📷 AI-generated image
In response to escalating wildfire risks, the UK government has imposed a temporary ban on disposable…
#Akerix #AI #DisposableBBQs #UKGovernment
https://akerix.com/article/disposable-bbqs-wildfire-ban
📷 AI-generated image
August 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Disposable BBQs Temporarily Banned in UK Amid Wildfire Concerns
In response to escalating wildfire risks, the UK government has imposed a temporary ban on disposable…
#Akerix #AI #DisposableBBQs #UKGovernment
https://akerix.com/article/disposable-bbqs-wildfire-ban
📷 AI-generated image
In response to escalating wildfire risks, the UK government has imposed a temporary ban on disposable…
#Akerix #AI #DisposableBBQs #UKGovernment
https://akerix.com/article/disposable-bbqs-wildfire-ban
📷 AI-generated image
The coals inside #disposableBBQs are separated from the surface by only a thin aluminium tray that becomes extremely hot... Even after charcoal appears extinguished, #BBQ trays can stay hot for hours .. barbecues discarded before cooling have started bin #fires.
theconversation.com/wildfires-wh...
theconversation.com/wildfires-wh...
Wildfires: why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches
Disposable BBQs are a major, yet preventable, fire risk. Other picnics are a better bet.
theconversation.com
August 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The coals inside #disposableBBQs are separated from the surface by only a thin aluminium tray that becomes extremely hot... Even after charcoal appears extinguished, #BBQ trays can stay hot for hours .. barbecues discarded before cooling have started bin #fires.
theconversation.com/wildfires-wh...
theconversation.com/wildfires-wh...
Do it. And not just a "temporary prohibition". There is no safe way to use or dispose of them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
#DisposableBBQs
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
Lib Dems and many Labour MPs join farmers, landowners and firefighters in urging temporary prohibition
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Do it. And not just a "temporary prohibition". There is no safe way to use or dispose of them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
#DisposableBBQs
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
The fire service said the cause was not known but a number of discarded #disposableBBQs, which are banned in the New Forest, were found throughout the area.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Source: Inkcap Journal)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Source: Inkcap Journal)
New Forest fire severely damages woodland area
Firefighters were called to the five-hectare blaze between Ashurst and Deerleap in the New Forest.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 24, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The fire service said the cause was not known but a number of discarded #disposableBBQs, which are banned in the New Forest, were found throughout the area.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Source: Inkcap Journal)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Source: Inkcap Journal)
Willdfires & extreme fire risk are top of the news bulletins.
Yet Asda in Cambridge is still selling these.
#DisposableBBQs
Yet Asda in Cambridge is still selling these.
#DisposableBBQs
July 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Willdfires & extreme fire risk are top of the news bulletins.
Yet Asda in Cambridge is still selling these.
#DisposableBBQs
Yet Asda in Cambridge is still selling these.
#DisposableBBQs
God knows what the damage will be by the end of this weekend.
Just ban them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
Just ban them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
Discarded disposable BBQ sets fire to decking and grassland on Corby estate
Decking and grassland were destroyed by fire after a disposable BBQ was discarded in Corby on Saturday (July 4).
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk
July 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
God knows what the damage will be by the end of this weekend.
Just ban them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
Just ban them.
#DisposableBBQs
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...
Warning: very graphic photo of the injury an abandoned disposable barbecue inflicted on a small child.
#DisposableBBQs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#DisposableBBQs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Boy, 4, seriously hurt by barbecue dumped in Calderstones Park
The incident has left the four-year-old with permanent scarring, his mum says.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Warning: very graphic photo of the injury an abandoned disposable barbecue inflicted on a small child.
#DisposableBBQs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#DisposableBBQs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sainsbury's, Cambridge city centre yesterday.
Voluntary retail agreement says: "Retailers will remove disposable BBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent."
It's been the hottest late May Bank Holiday ever, with warnings issued.
#DisposableBBQs
Voluntary retail agreement says: "Retailers will remove disposable BBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent."
It's been the hottest late May Bank Holiday ever, with warnings issued.
#DisposableBBQs
May 29, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Sainsbury's, Cambridge city centre yesterday.
Voluntary retail agreement says: "Retailers will remove disposable BBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent."
It's been the hottest late May Bank Holiday ever, with warnings issued.
#DisposableBBQs
Voluntary retail agreement says: "Retailers will remove disposable BBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent."
It's been the hottest late May Bank Holiday ever, with warnings issued.
#DisposableBBQs
"Retailers will remove #disposableBBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent. Retailers should also monitor the Fire Severity Index and decide whether a local or national ban is necessary."
Are they still on sale where you are?
nfcc.org.uk/voluntary-gu...
Are they still on sale where you are?
nfcc.org.uk/voluntary-gu...
Voluntary guidelines for retailers launched to help reduce disposable barbecue wildfire risk - NFCC
nfcc.org.uk
May 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"Retailers will remove #disposableBBQs from sale once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent. Retailers should also monitor the Fire Severity Index and decide whether a local or national ban is necessary."
Are they still on sale where you are?
nfcc.org.uk/voluntary-gu...
Are they still on sale where you are?
nfcc.org.uk/voluntary-gu...
Does anybody know where to find the pledge (or whatever it was) Asda & Sainsbury's gave to withdraw #disposableBBQs during heatwaves? I thought of quoting it & sending together with current pics to their PR people.
I've found news stories about the voluntary ban in 2022. Is it on corporate sites?
I've found news stories about the voluntary ban in 2022. Is it on corporate sites?
May 28, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Does anybody know where to find the pledge (or whatever it was) Asda & Sainsbury's gave to withdraw #disposableBBQs during heatwaves? I thought of quoting it & sending together with current pics to their PR people.
I've found news stories about the voluntary ban in 2022. Is it on corporate sites?
I've found news stories about the voluntary ban in 2022. Is it on corporate sites?
Asda has stacks of 1000s of disposable barbecues for people to take into our visibly parched countryside, after 2 months of drought.
Wasn't there talk of banning them?
(13 mm of rain combined for April & May locally. 30 year average to 2020 was around 40 mm for each month.)
#DisposableBBQs
Wasn't there talk of banning them?
(13 mm of rain combined for April & May locally. 30 year average to 2020 was around 40 mm for each month.)
#DisposableBBQs
May 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Asda has stacks of 1000s of disposable barbecues for people to take into our visibly parched countryside, after 2 months of drought.
Wasn't there talk of banning them?
(13 mm of rain combined for April & May locally. 30 year average to 2020 was around 40 mm for each month.)
#DisposableBBQs
Wasn't there talk of banning them?
(13 mm of rain combined for April & May locally. 30 year average to 2020 was around 40 mm for each month.)
#DisposableBBQs
Ban on sale of #DisposableBBQs
... Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable #wildfires, which poses a serious risk to #PublicSafety, #wildlife, and emergency services.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
... Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable #wildfires, which poses a serious risk to #PublicSafety, #wildlife, and emergency services.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs
We want the Government to introduce a nationwide ban on the sale of single-use disposable barbecues. Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to pu...
petition.parliament.uk
August 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Ban on sale of #DisposableBBQs
... Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable #wildfires, which poses a serious risk to #PublicSafety, #wildlife, and emergency services.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
... Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable #wildfires, which poses a serious risk to #PublicSafety, #wildlife, and emergency services.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
But WHY shouldn't I use a disposable BBQ in a park or an open space? 🤔
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#disposableBBQ
#disposablebbqs
#firesafety
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK
#Bromsgrove
#B31Voices #BVoices
#WestMidlandsFireService
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bosfonline.bsky.social
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#disposableBBQ
#disposablebbqs
#firesafety
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK
#Bromsgrove
#B31Voices #BVoices
#WestMidlandsFireService
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bosfonline.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
But WHY shouldn't I use a disposable BBQ in a park or an open space? 🤔
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#disposableBBQ
#disposablebbqs
#firesafety
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK
#Bromsgrove
#B31Voices #BVoices
#WestMidlandsFireService
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bosfonline.bsky.social
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#disposableBBQ
#disposablebbqs
#firesafety
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK
#Bromsgrove
#B31Voices #BVoices
#WestMidlandsFireService
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bosfonline.bsky.social
#Disposablebbqs
I know you worked incredibly hard on this Vikki and sadly I’m not remotely surprised the Government refused. I’d genuinely be interested to see the rationale though.
It’s partly why I’m increasingly interested in the safety/environmental standards route instead.
I know you worked incredibly hard on this Vikki and sadly I’m not remotely surprised the Government refused. I’d genuinely be interested to see the rationale though.
It’s partly why I’m increasingly interested in the safety/environmental standards route instead.
Mags, that’s what I have been saying … I lobbied for a ban. Govt refused so I am trying to get local stores to refuse to sell them. There isn’t much more I can do if Govt won’t stop them
May 28, 2026 at 6:11 AM
#Disposablebbqs
I know you worked incredibly hard on this Vikki and sadly I’m not remotely surprised the Government refused. I’d genuinely be interested to see the rationale though.
It’s partly why I’m increasingly interested in the safety/environmental standards route instead.
I know you worked incredibly hard on this Vikki and sadly I’m not remotely surprised the Government refused. I’d genuinely be interested to see the rationale though.
It’s partly why I’m increasingly interested in the safety/environmental standards route instead.
Portable bbq. Monitored during use and cooling and remnants disposed of. Cost about 20 euros. Same price as four disposables. It's light and takes up hardly any room. As well as being better for the environment it's a better choice financially. No brainer.
May 27, 2026 at 8:28 AM
#disposablebbqs
And that’s the bit that keeps getting danced around politically I think.
The reluctance to openly say:
“This product probably causes enough harm overall that it shouldn’t really exist anymore.”
And that’s the bit that keeps getting danced around politically I think.
The reluctance to openly say:
“This product probably causes enough harm overall that it shouldn’t really exist anymore.”
It’s not those coming for the day - our biggest issue is sadly local people who use whatever means to light fires. This is too much of a gift to them. Those living near the heaths want this banned
May 27, 2026 at 7:08 AM
#disposablebbqs
And that’s the bit that keeps getting danced around politically I think.
The reluctance to openly say:
“This product probably causes enough harm overall that it shouldn’t really exist anymore.”
And that’s the bit that keeps getting danced around politically I think.
The reluctance to openly say:
“This product probably causes enough harm overall that it shouldn’t really exist anymore.”
It’s not those coming for the day - our biggest issue is sadly local people who use whatever means to light fires. This is too much of a gift to them. Those living near the heaths want this banned
May 27, 2026 at 6:42 AM
If it genuinely posed enough risk to justify emergency withdrawal during drought/fire alerts… why are they normal stock the rest of the time?
Fair play to Aldi, Waitrose & Southern Co-op at least for binning them entirely. #DisposableBBQs
Fair play to Aldi, Waitrose & Southern Co-op at least for binning them entirely. #DisposableBBQs
May 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM
If it genuinely posed enough risk to justify emergency withdrawal during drought/fire alerts… why are they normal stock the rest of the time?
Fair play to Aldi, Waitrose & Southern Co-op at least for binning them entirely. #DisposableBBQs
Fair play to Aldi, Waitrose & Southern Co-op at least for binning them entirely. #DisposableBBQs