Petitions/Introduce Nitrous Oxide canister refunds
StatusOngoing
Opened27 Mar 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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The littering of UK highways and communities needs addressing more proactively. This Govt should introduce legislation to force manufacturers, wholesalers and/or other retailers to accept the empty canisters and pay a refund for each one returned. The use and abuse of NO2 is getting out of hand!

I volunteer to litter pick in my community in Rochdale because a more direct approach is required to tackle the UK's very fertile throw away culture. The abuse of NO2 is becoming a considerable health hazard and equally the littering left behind in the use is getting ridiculous. There are plenty of recyclable materials with these canisters; incentivizing the public or users to collect them and dispose of them safely for a refund would see the UK picked clean more regularly.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Paul Waugh
1Paul Waugh MP
Rochdale
17
Mrs Elsie Blundell
2Mrs Elsie Blundell MP
Heywood and Middleton North
3
Shabana Mahmood
3Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Alex Burghart
4Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Claire Coutinho
5Claire Coutinho MP
East Surrey
1
Danny Kruger
6Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Justin Madders
7Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
Matt Bishop
8Matt Bishop MP
Forest of Dean
1
Mike Wood
9Mike Wood MP
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
1
Hilary Benn
10Hilary Benn MP
Leeds South
1