Should disposable BBQs be banned?

All the reasons you listed are about people being inconsiderate and dumb. Nothing wrong with the BBQs; it’s a user fault.

When I was on holiday in Bournemouth last summer there were instructions to leave used BBQs next to the bins. There was also a time limit of when you could have BBQs. So presumably they are allowed?

But just how much are disposable BBQs part of your life that you couldn't give them up for the greater good considering how much damage they do?

I see I've touched a nerve.

If someone is stupid enough to do that then, Darwin's Law

It is such a shame really that they have got such a bad reputation because of idiots who use them irresponsible and inconsideretely.

We have used them occasionally in years gone by but you have to use your common sense and plan appropriately. Obviously you choose your site so there is no fire risk and not too many people around who might object yo smoke and smells. We usually like a near deserted beach or a large rock somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Definitely not in the middle of a heatwave when the ground is like tinder.

And afterwards put the BBQ out completely and put it in a bag together with all the other rubbish to take home. We left no trace.

The few we did were great fun and we did no harm. Unfortunately they are so frowned on now we probably won't do it again.

Except in elderly FILs garden because he likes the idea of a BBQ but doesn't own one so sometimes we take a disposable there so we can have one together.

You are being facetious.
You know what I mean.
But here, have a little round of applause for your devastatingly witty reply 👏👏👏👏

You can't compare an oven to a bbq, they're two different things! Pretty lame party, too, just putting sausages in the oven😭

I don't think lack of access to disposable barbecues could ever be described as suffering.

Why should they be banned because some wankers do not use/dispose of them in an appropriate manner.
Yet again, the majority suffer for the few. But carry on evangelising at the wrong people

Y E S

and agree with jet skis too.

Ban them. Even if you can leave them on concrete and dispose of them safely at home, we should ban them. You can cook your sausages on the hob and take the hot dog outside. I am biased though. Why use a barbecue of any kind at home when you’ve a perfectly good oven which cooks things properly!

Yes they should be banned for all of the reasons suggested above and they can’t cook a tomato, so serious risk of food poisoning too! 😂😂😂

We always have one on the beach if it's hot when we are at one of our caravans! We tip water on it and the sand when we are done. Then take the bbq and rubbish and chuck them in the bin! It's lime most things if they are used by responsible people, fireworks for example

It’s not just the heat, the edges are very sharp and I have heard of people being cut on ones that were abandoned in the sand.
I mainly hate them for the pollution on a crowded beach or campsite. Proper bbqs don’t seem to be as noxious as the disposable ones.

Unless you have lots of water or you’re at home and you can safely leave them on concrete to cool for hours I don’t think they’re easy to dispose of safely. They stay very hot for a long time. I don’t think it’s reasonable to sell something as disposable when it’s messy and dangerous to dispose of.

I don’t live very far from Wareham forest, I have seen the devastation it has caused several times. A lot of supermarkets in Dorset did stop selling them but many other places continued. They should be banned, they are awful, a huge fire risk. I saw mess left behind from one today in a local car park. There are many better options you can buy that are not disposable so are less likely to be left behind, chucked into a hedge or put into a bin whilst still alight.

I think that in the U.K., a lot of people just aren’t used to the concept of Leave No Trace, responsible fire setting, and picking up after themselves, because we rarely have to cope with wildfires and very dry weather. As temperatures rise and summers become hotter, better education around that is going to become a necessity, as it isn’t just disposable barbecues which will be an issue. Banning them in isolation isn’t going to solve the problem.

Not much help fining people when you only find out they’ve been used irresponsibly by the forest fire that runs for days.

Sadly, yes I think they probably should be banned.

Completely agree. I can't believe they haven't been banned already.

I hate seeing people using them on the beach, I always worry about children stepping on the hot sand later. In that respect, its probably just as well that the type of person who uses them usually just leaves them dumped on the sand so you can at least keep children away.

Because they are so small and portable, there have been cases of people taking them inside tents and suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. Not saying that a ban is the answer, but another risk to consider.

Yes they should - I thought most of the supermarkets had stopped selling them.

They probably should be banned but there also should be places where people can cook and socialise outside for those who haven't got room to store a BBQ and or a garden. Places to cook Paella on specially designed stands are quite common in Spain.

Why not just fine people who use them irresponsibly?

get caught using one in a no bbq area, get a hefty fine.

improper disposal is harder to prove, but if it can be linked it should.

If someone can't think of a safe way of disposing of them, then don't use them.