<p class="title">Barcelona beachgoers will no longer have to contend with cigarette butts or passive smoke starting in July when Spain's second-largest city will ban smoking on all its beaches, the city hall said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision comes after a pilot project last year saw smoking banned on four of the city's 10 local beaches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Beaches with no smoking allowed will offer healthier communal living areas, with less waste and will respect the defence of the environment," the statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several Spanish regions imposed bans in 2020 to clamp down on the spread of COVID-19, while others like the Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, had already adopted the measure before the pandemic for environmental reasons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Canary Islands, Andalusia, Galicia, and Valencia have followed suit with partial or total bans on smoking on their beaches. </p>
<p class="title">Barcelona beachgoers will no longer have to contend with cigarette butts or passive smoke starting in July when Spain's second-largest city will ban smoking on all its beaches, the city hall said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision comes after a pilot project last year saw smoking banned on four of the city's 10 local beaches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Beaches with no smoking allowed will offer healthier communal living areas, with less waste and will respect the defence of the environment," the statement said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several Spanish regions imposed bans in 2020 to clamp down on the spread of COVID-19, while others like the Balearic Islands, including Mallorca, had already adopted the measure before the pandemic for environmental reasons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Canary Islands, Andalusia, Galicia, and Valencia have followed suit with partial or total bans on smoking on their beaches. </p>