No Moor BBQs

Help us ban disposable BBQs on the moors. Each year, moorland fires have a devastating effect on wildlife, livestock and people.


6 Aug, 2020

Good idea! Those BBQs are a curse. I'm normally against the idea of banning things but they have caused so many problems. Visiting the Peak is becoming increasingly depressing; so many more places seem to be trashed these days and the litter line gets higher all the time.

6 Aug, 2020

I think part of the problem is with the name, disposable means throw it away doesn't it and that's what they do. Can we rename them 'take it back home with you BBQs'? I occasionally find them around the cliffs on Portland, I would have expected better of climbers.

6 Aug, 2020

I'm a little bit disappointed the hyperlink to the article wasn't "Read moor".

Pun aside. I remember those "bucket BBQs" were the rage a few years back. They weren't marketed as disposable but the price was still so low people were treating them as such, and even where they kept the bbq, still-hot coals weren't always disposed of properly.

My shopping trips are utilitarian rather than leisure so I haven't been into the summer tat aisle (or the beach) to notice if they're in vogue this year. They're the obvious loophole to a ban targeting disposables. Or a roasting tin, plant pot, metal pail etc...

Other countries have outright fire bans during wildfire season. In my view, this seems a better way of going about things than bans on certain product categories. Unfair on the responsible maybe, but seems the only chance of stopping or punishing those intent on acting carelessly.

I despair at it. Well done to BMC for trying to do something at least.

6 Aug, 2020

The manufacture of disposable barbeques should be banned.

6 Aug, 2020

I doubt the bulk of them are manufactured inside of UK jurisdiction, but I agree with the sentiment.

Import, sales and use are probably the most potent angles we have. The (assumed) minority we might manufacture would be a nice icing on the cake.

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