Put a sign.... next do nothing.... Do I need to say anything more?
 

Normally they place the rubbish in piles around the "No rubbish" sign.

4 hours ago, johng said:

Normally they place the rubbish in piles around the "No rubbish" sign.

Oh, I thought that was where you were not supposed to throw rubbish.

Oh, I thought that was where you were not supposed to throw rubbish.

Not in the alternate universe that is Thailand.

there is a major problem with the waste collection system in jomtien and attaya areas----they seldom remove ALL  of the rubbish from the pile, or they make an even bigger mess while they are opening bags,searching for plastic ,glass etc -then, the dogs spread the rubbish even more,.. i cant understand why the authorites dont check on things...

the signs are pointless if the rubbish is not removed....

Labor is cheap here. It would cost peanuts to hire staff and assign them to every popular beach with the equipment to keep them clean. A pickup vehicle should be assigned to make rubbish pickups nightly as well will availability for extra runs if called in by the beach labor crew. There is absolutely zero excuse for a country that makes billions from its beaches to neglect them. Enforcement of the no littering law will have little impact ultimately. 

While we are at it, why not keep the country clean, and not only its beaches?

Littering is everywhere since many Thais believe that garbage is to be dumped on the ground, wherever one stands, including on one's own property (garden, farm...).

The funny thing is that in school they talk about Singapore and its reputation for being super clean, as if it was on another planet!

In my village, both children and adults throw their garbage on the ground, and sometime they make a pile with some of it and burn it, hoping that the chicken will deal with the remainder.

Learning to be clean should be part of the gigantic education reform needed in the country, but it is likely that it will snow over Bangkok before that happens...

2 hours ago, ThaiWai said:

Labor is cheap here. It would cost peanuts to hire staff and assign them to every popular beach with the equipment to keep them clean. A pickup vehicle should be assigned to make rubbish pickups nightly as well will availability for extra runs if called in by the beach labor crew. There is absolutely zero excuse for a country that makes billions from its beaches to neglect them. Enforcement of the no littering law will have little impact ultimately. 

Most of the "billions" goes to owners of businesses, and little to the city authorities. Those that do get rich, I doubt are prepared to pay for the upkeep.

Thais are adept at ignoring things and just accepting. That includes trash.

 

Until that goes away your not going to see any clean beaches unless they are really isolated or it's a national park where they are cleaned.

How to keep the beach clean?

 

Simple! Two steps....

 

1. Install trash bins and empty them as needed.

2. Ban Thais from the beach.

1. Trash cans ON the beach, emptied regularly.

2. Trash cans on the beach walkway, emptied regularly.

3.  DAILY, rake the beach with beach raking equipment designed for this job, which will sift the and  pick up trash, pulled by small tractor or other vehicle suitable for beach operation. 

Rubbish

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On 4/14/2018 at 5:22 PM, wombat said:

In the glorious days of taking your own food and wine to the beach and only pay for a chair, glasses and ice, the beach wasn't that dirty and for sure it was busier but now that you can only buy food and drink through a vendor nobody seems to want to take responsibility....Why the <deleted> should it be down to the customer to pick up rubbish ..???

On 4/14/2018 at 5:22 PM, wombat said:

I'll not pick up some others persons rubbish. Why should I help the dirty people keep their country clean. I will however look after my own rubbish and dispose of it properly. So count that as my three pieces.

 

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