Spain: No more smoking on the beaches of Barcelona

From the end of July smoking on the beaches of Barcelona, ​​as announced today by its town hall. The decision came after last year’s pilot program banned smoking on four of the city’s 10 beaches.

“Smokeless beaches will offer healthier public areas with less waste and will respect the protection of the environment,” the statement said.

Many Spanish regions imposed bans in 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while others such as the Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, had already adopted the measure before the pandemic for environmental reasons, the Reuters reported, citing Reuters.

The Canary Islands, Andalusia, Galicia and Valencia followed suit with some or all of the smoking bans in beaches their.

Source: News Beast

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