Petitions/Ban households from burning their rubbish in their gardens
StatusOngoing
Opened6 May 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the Government to ban people from burning rubbish in their garden instead of disposing or recycling it as I believe they should. I think having daily fires in built-up urban areas is beyond a joke. It can make people ill and affect people's daily lives.

While there are restrictions on what you can burn in your garden, where I live fires are still a daily occurrence around the whole area, with multiple garden fires a day. As a result I feel you cannot hang washing out to dry, let your kids play in the garden in the summer without having to call them in as the smoke is billowing and filling gardens, and you have to keep your windows closed even in the summer. It can affect people's health and breathing. I think most of the people in my area burn their rubbish instead of disposing of it accordingly.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jess Phillips
1Jess Phillips MP
Birmingham Yardley
7
Gurinder Singh Josan
2Gurinder Singh Josan MP
Smethwick
6
Preet Kaur Gill
3Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
3
Dan Jarvis
4Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
2
Liam Byrne
5Liam Byrne MP
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
2
Ayoub Khan
6Ayoub Khan MP
Birmingham Perry Barr
2
Justin Madders
7Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
2
Dame Caroline Dinenage
8Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Gosport
2
Catherine West
9Catherine West MP
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
2
Greg Smith
10Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
2