Foreign tourists help the Thais clean up Bang Saen beach as a busy day beckons

[webfact]

Foreign tourists help the Thais clean up Bang Saen beach as a busy day beckons

 

Picture: Manager online

 

Manager reported that it was a busy day on popular Bang Saen in Chonburi yesterday but that was only half the story.

 

What was really impressive was foreign tourists helping the Thais early in the day to clear up the beach from trash that had blown in off the sea. 

 

Pawich, 47, from Pathum Thani said he had arrived early with his family and found the mess. 

 

Picture: Manager online

 

His family and foreign and Thai tourists all chipped in to collect the trash and deposit it in municipal bins so that others who arrived later could enjoy a beach restored to its pristine condition. 

 

Thaivisa notes that Bang Saen has been in the news a lot recently with local mayor "Tui" Khunpleum complaining about compatriots both on land and in the sea tossing trash and ruining his sands. 

 

Picture: Manager online

 

Source: Manager online

 

 

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[darksidedog]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Bang Saen has been in the news a lot recently with local mayor "Tui" Khunpleum complaining about compatriots both on land and in the sea tossing trash and ruining his sands.

Nice work by those who cleared the trash up. It seems the photographer may have inadvertently forgotten to get a snap of the mayor pitching in.

[bodga]

All floated in no doubt from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar , Malaysia etc, but none from Thailand

[rasmus5150]

This is the only work foreigners are allowed to do, without a work-permit ????

[Colabamumbai]

14 hours ago, rasmus5150 said:

This is the only work foreigners are allowed to do, without a work-permit ????

No we can repair the sois, help animals in distress and teach cops kids English. 

[JensenZ]

15 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Nice work by those who cleared the trash up. It seems the photographer may have inadvertently forgotten to get a snap of the mayor pitching in.

It is pointless as it will keep washing up everyday. I'll be impressed if they hire Thais as permanent beach cleaners. There are plenty of people badly in need of an income.

 

All tourist beaches around the world need permanent, salaried beach cleaners to keep beaches in tip-top condition.

 

As an example, on the Gold Coast beaches in Australia they have a tractor sifting sand every morning, and full time cleaners walking along the sand dunes, picking up trash all day long. They also have water trucks hosing down the streets everyday and dog catchers picking up stray animals that pollute the roads and beaches. If they want to compete with world class beach resorts, they had better smarten up and do something about it.

 

My suggestion to these councils would be to levy a beach maintenance annual fee to all landowners to pay for beach cleaning. The beach belongs to the landowners who gain most of the commercial advantages from it. The closer the land is to the beach, the higher the levy. People who own beachside land can afford it.

[tomazbodner]

19 hours ago, bodga said:

All floated in no doubt from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar , Malaysia etc, but none from Thailand

Yes, definitely. There must be a big filter a few miles out that sorts all the floating garbage and removes anything that came from Thailand...

[Burma Bill]

Interesting, no face-masks or social distancing - perhaps stock photos!

[apophyss]

The last picture,

is before or after cleaning ?

[JeffersLos]

Is it always the same on the other side of the gulf, at Cha-Am/Hua Hin etc?

 

If not, it hints at it being based on currents from the sea washing up the rubbish thrown over by the boats. 

Edited June 9, 2020 by JeffersLos

[Rimmer]

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[ExpatDraco]

9 hours ago, JensenZ said:

As an example, on the Gold Coast beaches in Australia they have a tractor sifting sand every morning

 

Believe it or not but Pattaya beach also has such a tractor shifting sand. ????

[JensenZ]

35 minutes ago, ExpatDraco said:

 

Believe it or not but Pattaya beach also has such a tractor shifting sand. ????

Haven't seen one. Next time you see it, take a photo.

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[Pattaya46]

There used to be machines cleaning Bang Saen beach every morning.

Don't they use them anaymore ? 

 

[wotsdermatter]

10 hours ago, JensenZ said:

The beach belongs to the landowners who gain most of the commercial advantages from it.

All beaches in Thailand are public space by law.  The prohibition of private business operations on these public beaches is without exception, but has been ignored in many places including on beaches in places like Phuket and other tourism destinations.

'nuf sed.

[JensenZ]

3 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

All beaches in Thailand are public space by law.  The prohibition of private business operations on these public beaches is without exception, but has been ignored in many places including on beaches in places like Phuket and other tourism destinations.

'nuf sed.

"'nuf sed"? Actually, you didn't say enough...

 

You did not understand my comment. It had nothing to do with who actually owns the sand...

 

Let me give you an example of landowner's commercial advantage. They own land close to the beach, their land is worth more. A hotel close to the beach can command higher prices. Any unit or house with a beach view or close to the beach is more valuable. Condos built on the land close to the beach fetch higher prices. It is in the interest of all landowners to have a clean, attractive beach in any town or city close to the beach. It is an asset to the whole community. The more attractive and enticing the beach, the more tourists and visitors will come to the town or city and spend money.

[sammieuk1]

Looks like each to their own view with the restored to pristine condition bit maybe someone got sand in their eye????