Ashtrays for Calpe beach smokers Chosen as Smart City

shared on social networks and at entrance points of the beaches, with posters saying ‘The beach is not an ashtray’. The posters explain the consequences of dumping cigarette butts on the beaches, de ­ tailing that each cigarette butt can contaminate between eight and 10 litres of seawater, and they are the main source of waste found in the oceans along with bottles and wrappers.

To reduce the amount of discarded butts, disposable ashtrays are being given away, which can be collected at the tourist information points located on the Arenal ­ Bol and La Fossa beaches, and at

the Las Salinas tourist of ­

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Currently, 44 of the 81 beaches in Alicante Province are smoke free zones, including Javea and Marge Roig beach in Denia.