ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

Amsterdam is to have cleaning breaks in its Red Light District during busy nights - parts of the street will be temporarily closed so that the mess left by visitors can be cleaned up.

This is just one of the measures new mayor Femke Halsema is taking to solve problems in the overcrowded Amsterdam city centre, following damning reports by the city's ombudsman. Others include monitoring the number of visitors in the Red Light District, so that areas can be closed off if they become too crowded.

The new system will be implemented before the end of August.