New ban on smoking in Scheveningen: clean beach for everyone!

New ban on smoking in Scheveningen: clean beach for everyone!

Scheveningen, Niederlande - The beach in Scheveningen, a popular destination on the coast of the municipality of the Haag, has now introduced an extended ban on smoking. After a successful test phase in 2023 and 2024, the existing smoking ban, which previously only included a smoke -free area, has now been extended to a total of four sections. These areas are located on the pier (pier), on the NOorder beach and on the zuider beach. With this measure, the protection of visitors from harmful cigarette remains and the reduction in pollution should be achieved, such as Ruhr24 reports .

The ban aims to reduce the pollution by cigarette waste that contain up to 4,000 harmful substances and can contaminate the groundwater up to 60 liters. A artwork from the "Trashure Hunt" initiative of collected garbage, especially cigarette filters, is presented at each of the four smoke -free beach sections. This measure is part of the more comprehensive plan for keeping the coast clean, known as the "Aanvalplan Afval" and "ActiePlan Kust".

personal responsibility and environmental awareness

Although no personnel are used to check the ban, visitors are asked to adhere to the regulations independently. This could lead to a positive change in the behavior of people in the long term in order to make the beach safer and cleaner for everyone.

worldwide, other countries such as France show similar efforts to contain tobacco consumption in public locations. From July 1, 2025, a strict ban on smoking on beaches, parks, public gardens and bus stops will be effective in France, in particular to protect children from passive smoking. The new regulations in France also include fines of up to 135 euros for violations, which underlines the seriousness of these measures. Focus reports .

air quality and health in the HAG

The ban on smoking in Scheveningen is also in the context of larger environmental and health initiatives in the HAG. The city has set a low emission zone to improve air quality. These measures aim to banish the traffic of heavily contaminating vehicles from the city. Air pollution is attributed to a shortening of the life expectancy of around 13 months, which illustrates the urgency of the measures. The municipality has set itself the goal of complying with the European air quality standards by 2030, supported by a partnership as part of the beautiful Lucht Akkoord. The city offers information on this on its website ( den Haag ).