Dorset MP calls to ban BBQs following recent wildfires
Vikki Slade is pushing to ban disposable barbeques to help reduce the risk of wildfires on Dorset’s heathlands.
Vikki Slade is pushing to ban disposable barbeques to help reduce the risk of wildfires on Dorset’s heathlands.
With heathland fires having increased by 93 per cent this year, Litter Free Dorset is calling for a complete ban on disposable BBQs.
Following a campaign to remove disposable BBQs from sale, more Dorset supermarket stores and a garden centre in Ferndown have chosen to withdraw them.
Not only do disposable barbecues often result in fires, they have a devastating impact on the environment.
National retailers have stopped selling disposable BBQs following calls to protect the environment.
After just two weeks, 18 stores have shown support for a BBQ-free New Forest by withdrawing disposable BBQs from sale.