La port de Sant Miquel beach is one of the ten additions of this season to the healthy beaches campaign promoted by the Conselleria de Salut of the Balearic Government, which already has fifty beaches.
This year also incorporates the beach of Muro and eight others in the municipality of Manacor. These beaches are integrated into the awareness campaign ‘Smoke-free beaches, healthy beaches 2024’, in which posters are installed at the entrances to inform users of this new cataloging and invite them to collaborate in maintaining the beaches free of smoke and waste.
The aim of the campaign is to prevent smoking in the marked areas, promote healthy habits and raise awareness among the population about the importance of not leaving waste in natural areas.
On the page ‘Tabaquisme a les Illes Balears’ within the website of the Balearic Government, you can consult the complete list of smoke-free beaches.
Health and environment
According to recent data from the survey on drug use, in the Balearic Islands 34.5% of students between 14 and 18 years of age state that they have smoked tobacco at some time in their life. 29.1% have done so in the last year, 22.2% in the last thirty days and 6.9% daily during the last month. The prevalence of tobacco use is higher in women.
On the other hand, tobacco waste contains more than seven thousand toxic chemicals that poison the environment. Cigarette butts are the most commonly found waste among marine litter.