Firework-free beaches
Baltic Sea
On the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea, the three “Kaiserbäder” health and sea resorts of Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin have had fireworks-free beach sections since New Year’s Eve 2018.
After 97% of respondents to an online survey agreed to not have private fireworks displays, the municipal council cleared the way for the project, and the move has been well received. In addition, on New Year’s Eve, beach visitors are further motivated to throw their rubbish in the containers provided thanks to Kaiserbäder’s pledge to donate EUR 0.50 to the project “Oceans without plastic” for every kilo of rubbish in the containers – around five tons of waste are collected during a typical New Year’s Eve.
