Nuisance wood burning, smoke

When a wood stove, pellet stove or fireplace is lit indoors, or a fire pit or barbecue outside, smoke is produced. This smoke causes air pollution and can cause damage to the health of yourself and others around you. The municipality of Wassenaar occasionally receives questions and reports about nuisance caused by smoke from a neighbor's stove, fireplace or fire basket.

What to do

Are you bothered by wood burning? Have a conversation with each other. Make use of the tips on this page to stoke up better. Not everyone is aware that the cozy fireplace or stove leads to the emission of harmful substances. And that these are bad for the health of both the environment and the owner himself. Therefore, always try to find a solution together.
If residents cannot find a solution together and the nuisance persists, a report can be filed.

You can find more information about firing at:

I burn wood, how can I reduce nuisance from wood smoke? | Rijksoverheid.nl

Rules for wood burning from homes, gardens and bonfires | Environment Information Point

Directly arrange online

You can report directly through the Stookwijzer. You can do so using the button below.
This allows the RIVM and municipality of Wassenaar to see how many and what kind of complaints there are. If you want the municipality to contact you, please indicate this in the explanation.

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