Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Wish you were here - you could help us pick up the trash on the beach.... Image: Sophon Cable Every picture tells a story. This one comes from Jomtien beach in Pattaya where two foreign men are doing a spot of sunbathing. They have found a spot on the beach to get some rays but are surrounded by great piles of trash. Sophon Cable TV reported Monday that the recent heavy rains had made the trash on the beach situation in Pattaya much worse. Operators confirmed the image saying it was the worst they had ever seen it. Trash from the city after heavy rains had poured into the sea and then been blown back to shore competing with the tourists for space on the beach. Sophon said there were heaps of plastic bottles, plastic bags, driftwood and filthy trash over several hundred meters of beach. The situation from North to South Pattaya was not much better prompting the mayor of the resort Anan Jaroenchasri to order his men to clean up the unsightly mess - again.... Source: https://www.facebook.com/STVPattaya/posts/1681916321829295 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-10-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Garbage-strewn scene at Jomtien Beach after floodwater drains out to sea Several foreigners still sunbathed on Jomtien Beach in Chon Buri province on Monday despite the garbage strewn across many parts of the beach following downpour-induced floods. “When the floodwater drained out to sea, it brought along garbage. Waves then brought the garbage ashore,” said Santi Thianthong, operator of a beach-bed rental business. Another operator, Chatwarin Wongthong, said the authorities should help clean up the beach, or else Jomtien’s image would be negatively affected. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329426 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaderbyfan Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 wowwwww. Wish I was there. No 1 tourist destination in the world..... Welcome to Pattaya Quality tourists........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 & surely it's not that difficult to buy a couple of sand sifting machine (like they have in other countries ) that can be trucked around to different beaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, BEVUP said: & surely it's not that difficult to buy a couple of sand sifting machine (like they have in other countries ) that can be trucked around to different beaches The local ampher has people that clean the beach with equipment etc, You see them at the beach sometimes. The photo is probably taken early morning before they have got to that section of beach. I think they need to do it more often and employ more people. Also, they tend to clean at low tide. Edited October 16, 2017 by Peterw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I speak for myself..i am tired of cleaning up after thais and Chinese..its hard,but..I now walk over and around the garbage and try not to let it upset me...BUT IT DOES IT PISSES ME OFF..the laziness and disprespect in asia is unbelievable..WHEN WILL THESE PEOPLE GROW UP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Jomtien beach is in Jomtien. However, what this story really illustrates is the need for some small groups of self employed entrepreneurs to hire out deck chairs and sun lounger to beach users. Perhaps the authorities might arrange it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Peterw42 said: The photo is probably taken early morning before they have got to that section of beach. The length of the shadows would appear to suggest otherwise. I was recently on a wide (several times wider than here) 2km-long beach in a fairly small European town. It was out of season with few tourist around but every morning they had a machine out at dawn cleaning the whole beach which was 100% spotless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisdoc Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The local ampher has people that clean the beach with equipment etc, You see them at the beach sometimes. The photo is probably taken early morning before they have got to that section of beach. I think they need to do it more often and employ more people. Also, they tend to clean at low tide.I was at Pattaya beach around 2 pm Sunday. Tide coming in. Piles of rubbish. Never seen it so bad. Definitely hadn't been cleaned yet. I usually sympathise with the deck chairs guys but I can't understand why they don't clean up in front of their sites at least. It's not like they are really busy. I wouldn't sit in that but plenty sunbathing in the filth. Sent from my SM-J120G using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Don't worry, all of this will be back in pristine condition once the smoking ban begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Just your average thai beach in what they call a world class resort. They had it all but destroyed their golden goose through greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) The litter problem is not only on the beaches, but everywhere. People here do not care, never clear up just throw things on the ground, not enough litter bins is also a problem, but then people will not throw litter in them, but just dump it on the ground. A few days ago i went to big C, past a small lake just outside our village. There was a group of people sat at the side of the lake eating/drinking. On my way home, they were gone, the mess they left behind was disgusting. Edited October 17, 2017 by colinneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapd Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) I have a very simple solution to this. Give people maybe 5 or 10 baht per kg of plastic beach trash. The place would be spotless in a week. Edited October 17, 2017 by lapd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksamuiguy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 can not, no work permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: “When the floodwater drained out to sea, it brought along garbage. Waves then brought the garbage ashore,” said Santi Thianthong A good example of causality, well done. Now, just take it that little bit further and enlighten yourself on why there is that much garbage in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney earl Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I swam there ONCE. I ended up with lice all over me. NEVER AGAIN.!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Looks like everything in Pattaya starts to be equal. It´s comforting to see that the shit is spreading everywhere. There´s no more hiding. The shit sees everything, and the tourist sees the shit. Time to clean up from the beach to the bone, heart and soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formaleins Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11 hours ago, BEVUP said: & surely it's not that difficult to buy a couple of sand sifting machine (like they have in other countries ) that can be trucked around to different beaches Don't worry, they will buy one once they have fleeced enough tourists for dropping cigarette ends - after of course making sure their pockets are well filled first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timber Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Beach needs to be cleaned first thing in the morning and at low tide. Failure to due results in word of mouth spread at home which results in people not coming to this area for their vacation. 50 people per day in no shows when beach is like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 As they continue to build roads and cater to the Chinese, everything else is left unattended especially the necessary facilities like sanitation treatment plants so it doesn't drain into the sea, more garbage cans throughout Pattaya not only in the tourist area, a way to capture rain water runoff instead of dumping it into someone empty land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 On the way to becoming 1st class destination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nontabury Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 9 hours ago, KittenKong said: The length of the shadows would appear to suggest otherwise. I was recently on a wide (several times wider than here) 2km-long beach in a fairly small European town. It was out of season with few tourist around but every morning they had a machine out at dawn cleaning the whole beach which was 100% spotless. Last month I was also on a beach in the east of England. They had a machine cleaning the whole beach, the driver told me they do it for 5hrs each day, staring at 3am. This is from March to November. Not one pierce of rubbish to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobz Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) No worries, who goes to the beach for anything but a nice selfie anyway? Just hold the camera in an angle that does not see the trash and/or edit out the trash before posting on social media. Sunbathing? Swimming? What types of savages are you? Edited October 17, 2017 by hobz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 ...... and cigarettes butts are "priority" number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon1 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, Peterw42 said: The local ampher has people that clean the beach with equipment etc, You see them at the beach sometimes. The photo is probably taken early morning before they have got to that section of beach. I think they need to do it more often and employ more people. Also, they tend to clean at low tide. Not so. I hiked jomtein yesterday from 2-5 .... it was no better and even worse in many places.... particularly around the the boat ramps. Edited October 17, 2017 by Curmudgeon1 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The weekend was jam packed with THAI families on the beach with their food, the mess that was left behind was discusting, no fine yet 100,000 for a Foreigner dropping a cigarette butt. Seems priorities are wrong somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 12 hours ago, imaderbyfan said: wowwwww. Wish I was there. No 1 tourist destination in the world..... Welcome to Pattaya Quality tourists........ That chair looks a bit sus to be squatting on ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 For a moment there, I thought that was Phuket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I've lived in Jomtien for around13 years now, never seen it so bad. They do have cleaners, but they don't come every day, but action is like putting a band aid on a cancer: fix it at the source. Oh, they might want to try to give clean up duties to the 4 "life guards" so they could do something useful besides clotting together in the shade starting at their smartphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon1 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, lapd said: I have a very simple solution to this. Give people maybe 5 or 10 baht per kg of plastic beach trash. The place would be spotless in a week. And refundable bottles... for sure more garbage bins along the beaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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