“Smoking ban to be introduced on the popular beach”
“cigarette Butts from cigarettes litter the Bibione beach outside of Venice”
“Butts in the lots and bolmande tourists who subject others to passive smoking have got authorities to see red. yet introduced a ban on smoking in the popular Bibione beach.”
“Bibione is located in north-eastern Italy attracts more than five million tourists to its eight-kilometre-long sandy beach every year. It is the fourth most visited beach in Italy. “
“But the many visitors has also meant that the beach skräpas down. A big problem is all the cigarette butts that are thrown away both in the water and in the sand. “
“Fimparna contain toxic substances such as nickel and cadmium. The plastic in fimpen do that they break down slowly and are a major threat to marine life. A single filter will be to the thousands of micro-fibres which affects the birds, fish and other animals.”
“Measurements from the Italian Tumor Institute have shown that people who are up to ten metres away from a smoker on the beach, take in more toxins than a person who is in a busy roundabout at the entrance to the beach. “
“Now, the authorities have had enough and from the end of may it will be completely forbidden to smoke on the beach in Bibione. It is not the first time that authorities have tried to resolve the problem with fimparna. In eight years time has been a ban on smoking along the shoreline. It has been prohibited to smoke from the first row of sun beds and down to the water’s edge. “
“The new ban applies to the entire beach, and smokers are referred to the special ”rökrutor” that is 300 to 400 metres from the waterfront at the outer edge, reports The Guardian. “
“Great support for the ban’
“We want to give people who choose to holiday here a chance to breathe fresh air without having to put up with the environmentally hazardous substances which are detrimental to health,” says Pasqualina Codognotto, the mayor of San Michele al Tagliamento-Bibione.”
“He believes that the ban is a way, together with the tourists work for a culture based on respect for each other. The initiative is supported by the local tourism industry, the world health organization and other hälsoinstanser in Italy. “
“Italy has, since 2005, a ban on smoking in public places such as bars, restaurants, nightclubs and offices.”
