snoop1130 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach By Tanyaluk Sakoot The cleanup saw nearly half a ton of garbage collected off Patong Beach. Photo: Patong Municipality PHUKET: The mass underwater and beach cleanup held at Patong Beach on Monday (Nov 5) saw half of ton garbage of discarded debris collected from the waters off Phuket’s busiest tourism town, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed today (Nov 7). The cleanup was held from 7am to 4pm as part of the festivities on the closing day of the Phuket Carnival. A total of 412.15 kilograms of waste was collected, including 186.5kg of fishing equipment and nets; 75.2kg of glass and plastic bottles and cloth material; 97.55 kg of anchor and other ropes for boats and discarded sacks; and 52.9kg of items made from steel and/or wood. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/half-a-ton-of-underwater-garbage-collected-at-patong-beach-69272.php#59AKPQrzC81kmqFx.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-11-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 No way I would swim in thai waters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa123 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 This cleaning is only 0.5% of Patong Beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Croc Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Thechook said: No way I would swim in thai waters When I lived in Melbourne there was no way I would set foot in Port Phillip Bay, even though I lived in St Kilda! Always headed south for a swim or surf. I note most of the debris came from fishing and other boats. Ghost nets and ropes are everywhere these days. Discarded moorings/anchors can be a hazard for all, and should be banned in this bay. Plastics in the oceans are a world wide problem with China, Thailand and Indonesia the worst offenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Now living up to its reputation of being "a dump". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 All the dive Companies awarded certificates for their efforts thats good. What about the efforts of the boat owners who dump most of the crap there, how about awarding them some fines and ensuring that while using the bay to make a living they respect it and others. There is lots of metal (Tin) Leo bottle caps on the beach if you had a proper look and dog ends, Wonder who throws all these on the beach? (normally within a few feet of the awful looking open smelly bin setups that have been stationed along patong beach) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 OK half a ton out and 8000000 ton of plastic in again every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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