Rubbish on Chon Buri beaches cleared after social media complaints

By The Thaiger

PHOTO: DMCR

 

 

First there was a beach on Koh Phi Phi, then a dirty canal in Bang Tao, Phuket. Now, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has cleared up rubbish on an island beach off Pattaya beaches in Chon Buri.

 

Photos were posted in the ‘Pattaya Watchdog’ Facebook page on May 14 with a message reading, “Some business operators have dumped this rubbish on the beach.”

 

The DMCR yesterday reported that they had inspected Tawaen beach and Thonglang beach on Koh Lan off the coast of Pattaya in Chon Buri after photos of rubbish went viral in social media complaining that rubbish had been dumped on the beaches.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/rubbish-on-chon-buri-beaches-cleared-after-social-media-complaints

 

 

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As Arnold  likes to say   "it'll be back"

So continue to clean up every soi in jomtien too 

It smells and Thai people just dumb and burn and that just smell more bad and make pollution 

3 months more and we are out of here never more Thailand 

7 hours ago, johng said:

As Arnold  likes to say   "it'll be back"

Its still there by the look of things 

Just buried under the top soil  

14 hours ago, Kim J said:

People should boycott the island all together until something positive is done about the proliferating environmental disaster

People should boycott Thailand; why single out a couple of beaches?  You cannot drive five kilometres here without passing piles of refuse illegally dumped.

At least they did not blame the tourists.

17 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said:

At least they did not blame the tourists.

Yet.........Using the normal logic here you have business operators dumping rubbish........business operators cater to tourists.......no tourists, no business operators...ergo....... it is the tourists fault..............

I have noticed if one wants reaction from local city governments or Thai government officials- post a photo on social media. Netizens seem to react more on social websites than face to face with government officials. Posting the “truth” with photos seems to get quick results. 

Looks more like they just covered it up. 

Why are things ONLY done here after social media catches on?  Cities should be proactive in cleaning up, garbage removal, noise pollution, dangerous motorbike riders, fixing roads and sidewalks, traffic, etc.  

1 hour ago, toenail said:

I have noticed if one wants reaction from local city governments or Thai government officials- post a photo on social media. Netizens seem to react more on social websites than face to face with government officials. Posting the “truth” with photos seems to get quick results. 

Verbally accuse a Thai official & you could be in hot water... deformation law works well in Thai favour...

however post real photo's on-line & the evidence is clear & indisputable for all to see..

shaming them is the only way to get something done... face to face confrontation gets you a one way ticket!

You are all talking rubbish ????

I'm glad I only have about 20 years left

Mmmmm dont see the many tons of used cigarettes.

If tourists only knew what they are spending their thousands of dollars on before planning their trip.