Complaints about wood fires quadrupled last year

Relief in the village of Wezel near Balen, because after a few years the cause of regular noise pollution has been found. This is reported by RTV. After thorough investigation it appears that the noise comes from a company that processes bark into wood pellets. "A definitive solution will have to wait a while, but the company will immediately place insulation over the source of the noise", the municipal authorities respond.

Complaints about wood fires quadrupled last year

More and more Netherlands residents are experiencing nuisance from neighbors burning wood in their fireplaces. Last year, the Stookwijzer received 43,000 complaints, nearly four times as many as the 11,000 received the year before, the Reformatorisch Dagblad reported.