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Ban the use of sky lanterns.

Submitted on Thursday 16th April 2020

Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ban the use of sky lanterns.

Petition Details

We would like the sale and use of sky (Chinese) lanterns banned in the United Kingdom. These small lanterns use naked flames to enable the lantern to float into the sky. They cannot be controlled and as a result can fall anywhere.

We would like it to be against the law to sell or use these.

Additional Information

Sky lanterns are dangerous as the cannot be controlled, they can fall anywhere and have been responsible for starting numerous fires. They have also landed on livestock causing serious injuries to animals, meaning some have had to be euthanised.

The remains often contain wires which in themselves can cause injuries to wildlife, as well as causing pollution.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310556

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