It is still a test. In Scheveningen it was also experimented with it and that turned out to be a success. There are now four smoke -free zones. Enforcement is not present. People are pointed out at the zones through a work of art. Noordwijk is also working on it.
According to Annemiek Boot from Juttersgeluk, one discarded cigarette pollutes over a thousand liters of water. “They eat birds and fish, so they also experience the harmful effects of it. They are small chemical bombs filled with heavy metals and microplastics. The fewer butts on the beach, the better.”
Where the smoke -free zone comes on the Zandvoort beach, it is still unclear.