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Wishing that disposable BBQs were banned fully

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Cornercandy · 10/05/2025 18:06

A couple of summers ago, many retailers stopped selling disposable BBQs as had a hot dry summer which could be the perfect conditions to have fires.

I would like to see these permanently banned. Why? They make people have BBQs in places which aren’t allowed such as the country parks, most beaches. People leave them and the associated rubbish behind. Seen them with packs of hot dog rolls with 1-2 left, bottles of sauce with just 2-3 hot dogs worth taken. It burns the ground. Also on beaches, people have buried them and people walk on the area - causing them to have 3rd degree burns and skin grafts.

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Dangermoo · 11/05/2025 10:37

GiroJim100 · 10/05/2025 22:00

Absolute nonsense. They’re dead easy to use and cook food well on.

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This. Of course they cook the same as regular BBQs. 🙄

MayMadness2025 · 11/05/2025 09:16

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 10/05/2025 21:07

I helped give first aid to a toddler last summer who’d burnt his feet after a disposable bbq was used on a beach. The bbq had been moved away but had left a scorching hot patch of sand. Absolutely awful 😢.

We see this at our local beaches, appalling.

Hillsaremyhappyplace · 10/05/2025 22:46

@Dangermoo it’s true, and no need to be rude.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/25141118.trossachs-glen-finglas-wildfire-blamed-disposable-bbq/

JohnofWessex · 10/05/2025 22:40

I suggest that rather like the Ford Capri, Jet Ski, Dangerous Dogs (Insert product of choice) etc they are disproportionately attractive to people who should never be allowed near them/detained in secure accommodation etc

CheeseWisely · 10/05/2025 22:40

@icreaminbarnsleyWe don’t have a garden. We have a portable BBQ. It’s a bit like this one and cost about the same as 3 disposable BBQs.

Wishing that disposable BBQs were banned fully
Evilspiritgin · 10/05/2025 22:29

icreaminbarnsley · 10/05/2025 22:20

Would have agreed with you until fairly recently and I no longer have a garden. It's very easy to say ban them when you have the privilege of being able to have a bbq set up in your garden/yard. If you don't, the only chance you'll have to have a bbq is a disposable one. They don't automatically make people irresponsible or prone to littering or settling fires, there are people who do that anyway.

For £119 you can buy a ninja indoor grill or for £100 more a wood fire indoor grill , more economical in the long run if you don’t have a garden or any outside space

HeartyOchreHelper · 10/05/2025 22:27

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:48

Wildfires from a disposable bbq..ffs. get a grip.

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There was a big fire this week in Scotland caused by a disposable BBQ. I posted a link to it up thread but you can just Google for yourself, there’s been a few instances.

icreaminbarnsley · 10/05/2025 22:20

Would have agreed with you until fairly recently and I no longer have a garden. It's very easy to say ban them when you have the privilege of being able to have a bbq set up in your garden/yard. If you don't, the only chance you'll have to have a bbq is a disposable one. They don't automatically make people irresponsible or prone to littering or settling fires, there are people who do that anyway.

vipersnest1 · 10/05/2025 22:02

They don’t make anyone do anything - some people choose to use them in inappropriate situations. That’s a completely different thing.

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 22:01

Evilspiritgin · 10/05/2025 21:33

Disposable barbecue are banned in my national park and I’m sure that you can’t sell them either

Same here (new forest) but people still bring them in. It's a constant battle from Easter all through the summer.

There's been several fires already this year - thankfully all responded to & extinguished quickly by the fire brigade.

The heathland in particular is tinder dry & it's only a matter of time before another devastating wildfire.

I just don't understand - are people not educated about the risk or just so self absorbed & arrogant that they do it anyway?!

What's wrong with sandwiches & picnic?

GiroJim100 · 10/05/2025 22:00

MissyB1 · 10/05/2025 18:44

I wouldn't even call them a BBQ, disgusting things that can't even cook meat safely, I'd love to know how many people get food poisening from under cooked chicken done on those things. And yes big fire risk.

Absolute nonsense. They’re dead easy to use and cook food well on.

CheeseWisely · 10/05/2025 21:58

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:48

Wildfires from a disposable bbq..ffs. get a grip.

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That has exactly been the cause of wildfires on headlands and dry grasslands around here, many times over. Cigarette ends, discarded glass bottles and disposable BBQs are the most common causes.

user0707106 · 10/05/2025 21:57

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 21:46

It only takes one though to start a wild fire on somewhere like heathland habitat & the damage to rare wildlife is permanent.

We have so little left of some of these habitats, why risk it when people can have sandwiches, picnics etc. There's just no need for disposable BBQs.

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Of course there is. If there wasn’t, none would be sold.

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 21:55

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:48

Wildfires from a disposable bbq..ffs. get a grip.

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It's the biggest causes of wildfires in heathland habitats.

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 10/05/2025 21:49

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:36

So replace disposable BBQ with normal BBQ and you'd get the same result. Heat is heat but let's not get in the way of drama.

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Wow 🤣. Drama? What drama? Apart from you getting all hot (pardon the pun 🤭) under the collar 😆.

Evilspiritgin · 10/05/2025 21:49

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 21:46

It only takes one though to start a wild fire on somewhere like heathland habitat & the damage to rare wildlife is permanent.

We have so little left of some of these habitats, why risk it when people can have sandwiches, picnics etc. There's just no need for disposable BBQs.

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Some people just don't care as is evident

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:48

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 21:46

It only takes one though to start a wild fire on somewhere like heathland habitat & the damage to rare wildlife is permanent.

We have so little left of some of these habitats, why risk it when people can have sandwiches, picnics etc. There's just no need for disposable BBQs.

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Wildfires from a disposable bbq..ffs. get a grip.

Serencwtch · 10/05/2025 21:46

Whyx · 10/05/2025 18:08

I agree with the sentiment but not with banning everything due to a useless few who just don't care. Would that really stop them or would they still find a way to be ignorant litterbugs. Probably the latter.

I don't like the knee jerk reaction to ban everything but I understand where you're coming from.

It only takes one though to start a wild fire on somewhere like heathland habitat & the damage to rare wildlife is permanent.

We have so little left of some of these habitats, why risk it when people can have sandwiches, picnics etc. There's just no need for disposable BBQs.

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:46

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 10/05/2025 21:44

Just because someone wants something doesn’t mean they can have it.

Barbecuing a sausage is not a human right.

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😆 😆 🤣 😂 you don't say 🙄

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 10/05/2025 21:44

Stellaris22 · 10/05/2025 18:12

No, I don’t agree with banning them. Some people want bbqs when they can’t have a proper bbq for some reason eg renting. By banning them you’re just affecting those less well off.

Just because someone wants something doesn’t mean they can have it.

Barbecuing a sausage is not a human right.

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:43

Evilspiritgin · 10/05/2025 21:40

op is suggesting it’s the f***g idiots who leave them on beaches , in parks , who set dry grass on fires plus leave all sorts of crap behind

so dfod yourself, people can have a different view of them than yours

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You don't say. Well tickle my tits until Friday, in the words of the young Shirley Valentine. Please call again when you have something obvious to add.

Evilspiritgin · 10/05/2025 21:40

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:34

I've just had one in my own back garden, so DFOD. Easy, speedy and disposable..funnily enough the whole point of it. Clutch your pearls elsewhere.

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op is suggesting it’s the f***g idiots who leave them on beaches , in parks , who set dry grass on fires plus leave all sorts of crap behind

so dfod yourself, people can have a different view of them than yours

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:36

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 10/05/2025 21:07

I helped give first aid to a toddler last summer who’d burnt his feet after a disposable bbq was used on a beach. The bbq had been moved away but had left a scorching hot patch of sand. Absolutely awful 😢.

So replace disposable BBQ with normal BBQ and you'd get the same result. Heat is heat but let's not get in the way of drama.

Howmuchlongeruntilwegetthere · 10/05/2025 21:34

user0707106 · 10/05/2025 21:16

Apart from a gram or two of plastic film, what needs to go to landfill? The trays and grill are made of easily reusable aluminium and steel. The charcoal turns to dust.

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And how many people do you imagine are waiting for it to cool, separating the constituent parts, washing off the grill and pan and putting it into an appropriate recycling bin? When people are using them in parks and beaches it seems lucky if they reach a litter bin, much less being recycled.

Just shoving the whole thing in the recycling bin would contaminate the whole bin and it wouldn’t be taken by refuse collectors around here - everything has to be clean and dry. By the time you’ve done that you might as well have bought a reusable one.

Dangermoo · 10/05/2025 21:34

I've just had one in my own back garden, so DFOD. Easy, speedy and disposable..funnily enough the whole point of it. Clutch your pearls elsewhere.