No fine, but a law enforcement officer at the door 70 times: ban on wood burning in Amersfoort proves difficult in practice

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No fine, but a law enforcement officer at the door 70 times: ban on wood burning in Amersfoort proves difficult in practice

The wood stove on a cold winter evening? That has been prohibited in Amersfoort since October 1, as soon as the Stookwijzer indicates code orange or red. The main goal of the first large city in the Netherlands with a partial ban on burning is to tackle notorious troublemakers 'who smoke out their neighbors'. Is that working? Well, enforcement officers have already been to the door 72 times, but practice is also very stubborn.