A Northern Ireland council is to curb the use of disposable BBQs on its lands following huge wildfire destruction in its Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Mournes Sinn Fein rep Willie Clarke who raised the original motion, supported council officers' new proposals, saying: "We should be encouraging people to be mindful of their surroundings and how delicate the environment is. We have in our district three AONB. "We now have a good opportunity moving forward in terms of our forest parks and country parks where we can monitor and challenge people and designate areas for people to use these BBQs, and we could also have proper disposable bins for them, which is essential."
"We are really playing catch up, especially with the recent geopark status. It shouldn't have to take a status to be conferred to, as many of us have been campaigning on this for years. "The flames and heat cannot be contained, they can cause extreme heat transfer in to the surface, most of the benches they are put on are burnt or melted. They can cause horrific injuries, massive and significant environmental destruction, as well as adding to vast amounts of landfill waste."
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