webfact Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Environment Minister orders litter in national park returned to the litterbugs Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varavuth Silpa-archa has come up with a way to deal with littering at Khao Yai national park, by sending the trash back to those who left it. He also ordered park officials to file a complaint with Moosi police, in the Pak Chong district of the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, seeking legal action against the litterbugs, in accordance with the National Parks Act. Littering in a national park is subject to five years in prison and/or a fine of 500,000 baht, if the littering causes damage to the environment, ecological diversity or natural resources of the park. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/environment-minister-orders-litter-in-national-park-returned-to-the-litterbugs/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-09-16 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 Throwing trash or flicking lit cigarettes' out of the car window in California will earn you a $1,000 USD fine. Fines need to be levied in addition to folks who use there property as garbage receptacles. Thailand is notorious for being a trash heap. Folks here just do not care, its the same as with there driving habits. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, webfact said: sending the trash back to those who left it. How on earth do they know who left the rubbish ? and if they do why not just send them the 500,000 baht fine which is pretty steep ! 5 years in prison is just ridiculous unless the littering was on an industrial scale and I doubt big industry dumps their rubbish in National parks but T.I.T so maybe ? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasmus5150 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 40 minutes ago, johng said: How on earth do they know who left the rubbish ? and if they do why not just send them the 500,000 baht fine which is pretty steep ! 5 years in prison is just ridiculous unless the littering was on an industrial scale and I doubt big industry dumps their rubbish in National parks but T.I.T so maybe ? 99% of people drive into Khao Yai, and there are cameras at the entry, and many places in the park. Guess that's how they can identify the culprits. Big fines are necessary to put the fear in Thai people, most fines here are ridiculously low anyway. And if all visitors dumps waste in Khao Yai Park it will quickly turn into a big industry dump. I am totally on the Health Ministers side in this matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 44 minutes ago, johng said: How on earth do they know who left the rubbish ? In future the litterers will be asked to leave their name, address and phone number with the trash! The Information Ministry is developing an app for them to register! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said: Throwing trash or flicking lit cigarettes' out of the car window in California will earn you a $1,000 USD fine. Good, it is truly is remarkable the 99.99% of all smokers that think some fag end tooth fairy will come down and pick up their litter and take it to a better place. Next time you go out, play a game, see if you can walk 20 paces without seeing a fag end across your path Edited September 16, 2020 by RichardColeman 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, rasmus5150 said: 99% of people drive into Khao Yai, and there are cameras at the entry, and many places in the park. Guess that's how they can identify the culprits Well maybe if there are only 1 car load of people per day and the park rangers scour the whole park looking for rubbish everyday otherwise it could have been the car load from yesterday that dumped the rubbish or the wildlife could have rummaged in the litter bins or the bins are overflowing and the wind blew it away. maybe there are no rubbish bins at all..which kind of invites the dumping...yes yes take it home with you sadly lots of people still don't get that idea. But fair enough if they have video evidence of people littering then a few thousand baht fine would be appropriate 500,000 is a bit over the top IMHO considering the fines/sentences handed out for beating a person to within an inch of their life or killing a minibus load of schoolchildren ( if you are HiSo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I have a better idea. Don't let anybody new put up a tent until the grounds are spotless. Easily enforced. The only way to get littering in check is social pressure. Thais are too sabai and meek but once they have to pick up trash from the previous ones, they'll get the idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quake Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) Sounds like all dirty falangs condo's will be full of rubbish soon as they must have done it. Thais would never treat there country as a rubbish dump. would they. Edited September 16, 2020 by quake 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyga Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 once found a car load of rubbish thrown on the grass verge on the road where I cycle. It had various prescriptions and envelopes and the perp was easy to identify. Still have photos but you know, 'farang make problem for Thai people' and all that. Now I just witness the various heaps of rubbish on my 20km loop grow. It is truly depressing. (not national park and no tourist dollars to be made or lost so nothing to see here) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Good idea! Now they can spend some more money on locating the perp and transporting the garbage to the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark131v Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, webfact said: Littering in a national park is subject to five years in prison and/or a fine of 500,000 baht, Yet kill a copper when your high on coke or incinerate people in a car whilst speeding or kill a slack handful of serfs with your Merc when your underage to drive...... On the other hand pick a few mushrooms and your feet wont touch the ground! Edited September 16, 2020 by mark131v 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I must admit the orbortor where I live does try to keep the place clean, around the beach some years ago he put all wheelie bins as people come off the beach he put quite a few not just one or two I bet within 2 weeks the lot was gone, In the moo baan we live we pay 480 baht per year they come twice a week empty the bins and they do a good job leave nothing behind, just wish the neighbour would get herself a bin instead of using mine and go and pay the 480 baht 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDinosaw Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, ChipButty said: I must admit the orbortor where I live does try to keep the place clean, around the beach some years ago he put all wheelie bins as people come off the beach he put quite a few not just one or two I bet within 2 weeks the lot was gone, In the moo baan we live we pay 480 baht per year they come twice a week empty the bins and they do a good job leave nothing behind, just wish the neighbour would get herself a bin instead of using mine and go and pay the 480 baht I know how you feel !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Just catch about 5 of these animals, and imprison them for a couple of years each. Trash problem will drop considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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