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Since January 1, 2021, Milan has banned smoking cigarettes outdoors, except in isolated places.. This is the novelty introduced by the new “Air Quality Regulation” approved today at Palazzo Marino.
Outdoor cigarettes banned in Milan: stop from January 1, 2021
Since the beginning of next year, therefore, Cigarettes will be banned at public transportation stops, parks, cemeteries, and sports facilities, such as stadiums. More generally, smoking will be prohibited 10 meters from other people. Subsequently, as of January 1, 2025, the smoking ban will be extended to all public outdoor areas. “These are measures that have a double objective: they help reduce PM10, which are polluting particles that are harmful to the lungs and protect the health of citizens from active and passive smoking in public places and also frequented by minors”, explains the Milan City Council in a note.
As of 2023, mandatory electrical charge at all distributors
Among other novelties, the obligation of all fuel sales points to equip themselves with electrical charging infrastructures. Existing distributors must submit the project by January 1, 2022 and the installation of the columns must be done within 12 months of the project submission. The use of firewood to feed pizza ovens is regulated and as of October 1, 2022, it must be “class A1”. As for commercial establishments, it will be mandatory to keep the doors closed before January 1, 2022.
Stop diesel power generators
The use of generator sets with internal combustion engines powered by diesel or a mixture (oil and gasoline) with a two-stroke engine will also be prohibited for commercial or food administration activities in public areas that require storage, refrigeration systems. or cook food from October 1, 2022, with an exception from October 1, 2028 for auto workshops with a built-in generator.
There are no fireworks or barbecues from October to March.
New rules also for construction activities, in particular for the containment of dust raised by vehicles on site. Other obligations refer to the prohibition of the use of obsolete non-road mobile machinery and the progressive prohibitions of older engines and as of the current year, in the period between October 1 and March 31, they are prohibited fireworks and barbecues. .
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