UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Protect wildlife & stop littering. Ban balloon releases & sky lanterns.

Closed on

There are better ways to celebrate events & remember loved ones than needless littering, resulting in injured or dead wildlife & livestock. Once released balloons/lanterns return to earth (or sea); where they endanger wildlife & livestock, either by entanglement or being mistaken as a food source.

Even balloon/lantern products marketed as biodegradable pose a huge risk, as in the years that they take to degrade many creatures are harmed.
There is huge variation in local government policies relating to balloon releases. Obviously once airborne balloons/lanterns aren't bound by local govt areas.
The issue needs national law in order to protect the whole of the UK environment from this needless & extremely harmful litter.

Info:
www.balloonsblow.org
www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/litter

7,784 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 3 February 2016.