From now on, in Nancy, six out of the ten parks in the city become fully " space without tobacco ”But the measure does not prohibit smoking in these places, it simply advises against it. On the other hand, throwing cigarette ends on the ground is strictly prohibited.
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« Do not pollute the soil with your butt, throw it in the trash or avoid smoking in this park »: This is the message written on the posters that will be placed at the entrance to each park affected by the measure. For two years now, tobacco-free zones existed in three parks, inside the children's play areas, these are the Olry, Sainte Marie and Charles III parks, only the Blondlot park was fully “tobacco-free space”. . Now, the “completeness” measure applies to five parks, Bonnet, Cure d'Aire, Olry and Saint Mansuy, but when you look at it closely, the rule is somewhat ambiguous because if it formally prohibits the throwing of cigarette ends. on the floor, she simply advises against smoking in these places.
Why then, not totally ban smoking in these parks because it is too difficult to implement explains Marie Catherine Tallot, deputy mayor responsible for the living environment ” there are parks like La Pépinière or Sainte Marie where the ban will be very difficult to implement because there are many activities organized there, but I tell myself that the current evolution of taking into account the environmental context, mentalities will change and people will think of themselves not to smoke in parks"
In the meantime, any smoker caught in the act of throwing a butt is liable to a fine of 68 euros because the problem is indeed that of the pollution generated by the cigarette ends. Pierre Didierjean, the director of parks and gardens of Nancy « a cigarette butt can pollute up to 500 liters of water and takes twelve years to degrade. For the nursery park alone, gardeners collect up to 12 cubic meters of waste per day"
But are park users ready to apply the measure? In the majority of cases, they understand that a cigarette butt can pollute and that it should be thrown in the trash, but from there to ban smoking in all parks, they are not in favor of it like this lady, yet non-smoker " we must not exaggerate, soon they will even forbid us to smoke at home". This other walker understands that in any case, we will come there one day " I come back from California and there, it is even forbidden to smoke in the street"
Source : Francebleu.fr
