Soldiers pick up 100 tons of trash from beaches around Hua Hin - army plan to dump it in ten holes

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

The army has said that an incredible 100 tons of trash has been picked up in four days of work on beaches in Hua Hin and further south.

 

And now the mountain of rubbish is set to be buried in 10 special landfills dug for the purpose.

 

And in a latest development in the crisis the navy have been called in to monitor the coast and sea from aircraft to see when and where the next load will arrive.

 

Manager reported that 100 soldiers were involved in the clean-up for the fifth consecutive day yesterday in the area of the Pranburi National Park.

 

In this area alone around 60 tons of trash has been retrieved on a 1.5 kilometer stretch.

 

The rubbish includes plastic bottles, plastic bags, polystyrene foam, coconuts and other debris.

 

In some places the trash was 20 centimeters deep.

 

A total of 100 tons of trash has been retrieved in operations over the last five days from Hua Hin south including the Sam Roi Yot National Park area.

 

Now Manager said that the army were using a backhoe and ten holes were being dug to bury the trash.

 

And a request had been made to the navy to use aircraft to survey the movements of ocean borne trash.

 

Source: Manager Online

 

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18 minutes ago, webfact said:

The rubbish includes plastic bottles, plastic bags, polystyrene foam, coconuts and other debris.

 

I wonder if there were any cigarette butts in this mountain of trash ?

 

 

Ban smoking on beaches then only 99.99 tons of trash.

And in a latest development in the crisis the navy have been called in to monitor the coast and sea from aircraft to see when and where the next load will arrive.

 

It will arrive at the weekend from Bangkok in SUVs and pick-up trucks.

Do they still believe that all this crap comes from "another" place?

1 hour ago, Gunnar Horpestad said:

60 tons or 100 tons???
20cm  down ??? 
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............
Clean all the beach????
Do not think so.
See photo from yesterday morning. This is going directly into the sea.

 

Good. I was hoping some local members would post to show that much of this trash did not arrive from seawards.

"Now Manager said that the army were using a backhoe and ten holes were being dug to bury the trash."

 

Ten special landfills on the beach!  ****in morons!

A perfect job for a submarine? 

Sadly everybody will learn that it does not matter to take care of garbage.....

Someone else will clean up my dirt anyway.....
TIT
 

pick up the rubbish from one place, and dump it in another....! How very Thai...never think of disposing of trash properly.

20 minutes ago, miamiman123 said:

A perfect job for a submarine? 

 

Do you mean the ones that float 20cms deep ?

I see the most rubbish coming from fishing boats. No one know what they discard from ocean.

 

Probably strict rules for boats, including tourist boats that dump water bottles in the ocean ?

 

Also proper bins for trans, and make sure somchai's are not sitting on them or move below their umbrellas ?

5 minutes ago, NextStationBangkok said:

I see the most rubbish coming from fishing boats. No one know what they discard from ocean.

Doubt it, or do they go to see fully loaded and come back empty?

 

My guess would be that most comes from inlands and its washed out into seacontinuously for days, weeks, years, and decades in a row.

49 minutes ago, Moti24 said:

"Now Manager said that the army were using a backhoe and ten holes were being dug to bury the trash."

 

Ten special landfills on the beach!  ****in morons!

it did not say on the beach,?

what a lovely job for the highly trained soldiers of the thai army, i bet they never thought they would trade their guns for a shovel and rake 

This is probably the 1.5 kms for beach that is next to the special golf course down in Khao Takiab, or thats what it looks like from the trees. I mean that base/golf course does have around 3-4kms of beach.

 

 

1 hour ago, mark01 said:

And in a latest development in the crisis the navy have been called in to monitor the coast and sea from aircraft to see when and where the next load will arrive.

 

It will arrive at the weekend from Bangkok in SUVs and pick-up trucks.

Do they still believe that all this crap comes from "another" place?

of coarse they do, its those pesky tourists that make all this mess !!!!! Thais would never do this ??????

100 tons of plastic, Styrofoam,

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27 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

Doubt it, or do they go to see fully loaded and come back empty?

 

My guess would be that most comes from inlands and its washed out into seacontinuously for days, weeks, years, and decades in a row.

 

You can see what soldier picked, they are trashed plastic fishing nets, you can see them on the shores, they pile up other rubbish and growing as gross.

 

Probably Thailand should buy back useless fishing nets, and recycle them back. Many fishermen, trash the nets in ocean once they are torn, and it is waste of time keeping safe in boat and bring back to shores.

 

Also government should advice the fishing boats to store the drinking water in tanks or plastic cans, not to carry water bottles. Bottle caps are the most dangerous stuff for fishes and birds.

 

There are plenty of abuses happen on ocean. What we throw will come back to our food one day.

Good boys, burn all the shit nature and the environment will thank you.

Do you think that is better than smoking on the beach???

100 tons of mostly plastic and Styrofoam? Would fill a football stadium! More exaggerated b's news reporting.

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Just now, jerojero said:

100 tons of mostly plastic and Styrofoam? Would fill a football stadium! More exaggerated b's news reporting.

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I'm sure that is true!

When will styrofoam finally be banned? It’s so unnecessary and ecofriendly options are widely available. It’s easy many countries have done it

Cheap option, get the Army to it clean up.....reminds me of the ''Bin Strikes" in the UK a few decades ago.

Um.  This is what happens when you don't clean the beaches daily.    Why is this not sinking in? 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Soldiers pick up 100 tons of trash from beaches around Hua Hin - army plan to dump it in ten holes

Shouldn't an environmental impact review be done first before burying inorganic/organic garbage in an unidentified area? And assuredly won't be the last 100 tons.

Silly me, it's the military plan - supersedes rule of law.

Unless I am an idiot to believe this 100 tons of rubbish collected. Hope they really knows how heavy is 100 tons!

47 minutes ago, dieseldave1951 said:

it did not say on the beach,?

Read the article carefully!  It states that the 10 holes are being dug.  A hole is not a "Special Landfill"!  

 

"Now Manager said that the army were using a backhoe and ten holes were being dug to bury the trash."

 

TiT!!!!!  Where else would they dig the holes!

I went to the beach the other day. I picked up a "ton" of garbage.

53 minutes ago, dieseldave1951 said:

what a lovely job for the highly trained soldiers of the thai army, i bet they never thought they would trade their guns for a shovel and rake 

 

Well, it makes a nice change from the duster and brush, cleaning the house of one of the officers.

30 minutes ago, NextStationBangkok said:

 

You can see what soldier picked, they are trashed plastic fishing nets, you can see them on the shores, they pile up other rubbish and growing as gross.

 

Probably Thailand should buy back useless fishing nets, and recycle them back. Many fishermen, trash the nets in ocean once they are torn, and it is waste of time keeping safe in boat and bring back to shores.

 

Also government should advice the fishing boats to store the drinking water in tanks or plastic cans, not to carry water bottles. Bottle caps are the most dangerous stuff for fishes and birds.

 

There are plenty of abuses happen on ocean. What we throw will come back to our food one day.

That photo is one example. I have lived in a coastal city for years with many klongs running through it to the ocean. In the rainy season those klongs are rivers of plastic trash. In the dry season they are garbage dumps. That is because the local gov't does not care if they provide trash pickup service or not. The service is available and it should be mandatory and is not. Therefore the majority of people throw their trash over the embankment. Daily. Year after year after year.