Petition Make it illegal to import, sell or release sky lanterns

Ban the import and sale of sky lanterns, also known as 'Chinese lanterns', and make it an offence to set them off.

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We believe these pose a real threat because of the fire risk to property and injury to wildlife, plus the negative environmental impact of metal frames potentially littering the countryside.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

208 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 208 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 12 November 2022
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