News Forum - Phuket beach cleanup removes 100 kilograms of garbage

[Thaiger]

Thailand struggles with pollution, but many people in the kingdom are pitching in to fight the problem. Officials and volunteers cleaned up 100 kilograms of garbage from beaches in Phuket last week, The Phuket News reported yesterday.  The cleanup at Mai Khao and Sai Kaew beaches was organised by the Sustainable Mai Khao foundation from …

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[Ramanathan.P]

May be it is time that those who dispose garbage on the beach also needs clean up from the beach. Just install some CCTV at strategic locations along the beach and penalize those who spoil the beach with their trash. 

[MPK]

57 minutes ago, Ramanathan.P said:

May be it is time that those who dispose garbage on the beach also needs clean up from the beach.

A lot of the garbage is actually brought to the beach by the tide, especially in the case of more remote beaches without a lot of tourists like Mai Khao

Edited March 24, 2023 by MPK

[Chatogaster]

2 hours ago, MPK said:

A lot of the garbage is actually brought to the beach by the tide, especially in the case of more remote beaches without a lot of tourists like Mai Khao

Sure, garbage can be brought in by tides, so garbage on beach A may end up on beach B. 

So what? 

The solution stays the same: don't litter on beaches (or simply anywhere in a more general sense, because the aesthetics of beaches should be one of the lesser concerns).

[Marc26]

1 hour ago, Chatogaster said:

Sure, garbage can be brought in by tides, so garbage on beach A may end up on beach B. 

So what? 

The solution stays the same: don't litter on beaches (or simply anywhere in a more general sense, because the aesthetics of beaches should be one of the lesser concerns).

I think a huge % of garbage on the beach is from the sea and fisherman discarding it in the sea

 

I don't think I have ever seen anyone just leave garbage on the beach in Thailand in 20 years

I am sure some do............but not many

[KaptainRob]

12 hours ago, Marc26 said:

I think a huge % of garbage on the beach is from the sea and fisherman discarding it in the sea

I don't think I have ever seen anyone just leave garbage on the beach in Thailand in 20 years

I am sure some do............but not many

 That is certainly true of Phukets West coast beaches during storm season.  Currents and westerly winds deposit large quantities of rubbish.  Fish floats, nets, rope, and general trash.

Unfortunately Kamala beach combing never produced a single pair of flip flops in my size.

[Vigo]

A thank you to generous and kind volunteers. Every little bit removed helps.

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

I hope no tourist volunteers their time as they may be fined for working …. Taking volunteering jobs away from Thai people