No barrels in Milan for the New Year
.
The measure adopted by the Municipality under the Regulation for air quality
aims, as explained by the administration, to protect the environment, animals and citizens.
Barrels and fireworks, firecrackers, fireworks and barbecues are therefore prohibited on the occasion of the upcoming holidays
. In reality, the ban is continuous in the city, from 1 October to 31 March and has a double objective: to reduce PM10, that is the polluting particles that are harmful to the lungs, improving air quality, and at the same time protecting the welfare of animals. present in the homes and in the Milanese families and of all the city fauna. According to data from the Inemar emissions yearbook drawn up by Arpa, fireworks are responsible for 6% of the PM10 present in the city throughout the year. "The explosion of fireworks and barrels is particularly harmful and releases various harmful substances in massive quantities - commented the councilor for the Environment and Green, Elena Grandi -. In addition to the weather and structural or temporary anti-smog measures,individual behaviors also contribute to improving city air quality. "According to WWF estimates, every year in Italy several thousand animals die from end-of-year barrels. Of these, most of them are urban fauna, especially birds, but there are also dogs, cats and other domestic animals.
From 23 December to 1 January in Bari it is forbidden to sell and use certain categories of fireworks
.
And from 8.00 pm on December 31st to 7.00 am on January 1st it is forbidden to use "any type of firework".
The mayor of the Apulian capital, Antonio Decaro, decided by order, found that
"the improper use of firecrackers and barrels generates a series of harmful consequences that threaten public safety and affect urban safety
, as well as
causing damage to integrity physics of people, animals,
and that among the categories most at risk with respect to the uncontrolled use of fires are minors ".
The mayor of
Matera
, Domenico Bennardi, signed an ordinance with which he ordered the ban on the use of firecrackers, barrels and pyrotechnic devices throughout the municipal area from 24 December to 7 January 2022. "During the Christmas holidays and on the occasion of New Year's Eve it is customary - highlighted the mayor of the Città dei Sassi - to celebrate with the lighting and launch of pyrotechnic devices of each category. This custom of throwing barrels and firecrackers - he continued - has in the past caused injuries, even serious, to people who they handled them or were accidentally hit by them. The explosion of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices is dangerous and can cause damage not only to humans but also to domestic animals and wildlife ". Bennardi recalled that "every year,as a result of the explosions of the pyrotechnic material, damage to public and private assets is recorded and found and the residual material of fires and firecrackers is dispersed into the environment, disfiguring the urban decor and compromising the public hygiene of the streets and common areas.
Furthermore, this custom constitutes a source of environmental pollution due to the emission of pollutants produced by the explosions
, with a significant worsening of atmospheric values in the following days, with particular reference to fine dust and the emission of substances harmful to people's health. . The risks described - concluded the mayor of Matera - concern not only explosive devices whose sale is expressly prohibited but also those admitted to free sale ".
And stop the New Year's barrels also in
Reggio Calabria
. The deputy mayor Paolo Brunetti, in fact, has signed an ordinance with which he prohibits, until 9 January 2022, the use of firecrackers and pyrotechnic material of various kinds. The measure, explains Brunetti, "aims to
prevent accidents and damage to people from occurring due to the improper use and malfunction of these explosive materials
. It is also important to
protect pets.
which, as we know, can have serious consequences from the loud noise that is produced in these circumstances without forgetting, moreover, also the necessary protection of the environment and therefore of collective health due to the increase in fine dust and other harmful substances that are caused by the use of these pyrotechnic materials "." In general - highlights Brunetti - the hope and strong recommendation that the municipal administration addresses to citizens is to live these days of celebration and rest with attention and a sense of responsibility ,also in light of the difficult historical moment we are experiencing and which sees us all engaged in the hard battle against Covid and in compliance with the related measures to protect against the risk of spreading the contagion that we are called to observe ".