coast DISCOVERY
This month our coastal columnist MARTIN DOREY is warning about the dangers of disposable barbecues
This month I bring you an appeal from coastal bins everywhere. When the hot weather comes, bins at beauty spots and beaches will face an existential threat that can reduce them - just when they are needed most - to a smouldering, molten nothing. For bins in tinder-dry places their untimely demise could also lead to the demise of flora and fauna too.
And all because some Herbert couldn’t be bothered to light a proper barbecue, so instead bought a disposable one and then lobbed it in the nearest waste disposal receptacle. Thereafter the barbecue, although appearing to be extinguished, smouldered away, set light to everything in the bin and created another evening beach blaze.
Alas, it happens every year. So, on behalf of bins everywhere I would like to say, “Please ditch the disposables.” Thank you.
Disposable barbecues are one of my favourite pet hates. Please give them a massive swerve this summer. Why? Aside from the bin fires, disposable barbecues are dangerous. They create a huge amount of carbon monoxide, emitting the silent killer even when they are no longer hot enough to cook on, sometimes killing people who bring them into tents or camper vans.
While not quietly murdering campers, disposable barbecues also cause other harm. If they get buried in the sand after they have been used, they can stay hot enough to burn t
