Khao Yai concert a huge success, but leaves a mountain of garbage

[webfact]

 

A concert, held over the weekend in Khao Yai, was a huge success and attracted more than 100,000 fans, but it also left a huge amount of garbage.

 

The event also caused heavy traffic and accommodation problems, as all the hotels, resorts and rooms-for-rent in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province were fully booked.

 

Panchana Wattanasathien, president of the Khao Yai Tourism Association, told Thai PBS that there were insufficient garbage collectors to cope with the huge amount of waste generated, most of it being soft drink and beer cans, drinking water bottles and food containers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/khao-yai-concert-a-huge-success-but-leaves-a-mountain-of-garbage/

 

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[AhFarangJa]

I doubt this problem is solely evident in Thailand, however, no matter where it is people bring these containers, full of drink and food to the event. Why, oh why, can they not take the empty containers home with them, after all, they are lighter than when they were brought in.

[klauskunkel]

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Khao Yai concert a huge success, but leaves a mountain of garbage

Don't worry, some foreign tourists will be along shortly to pick that up.

[roquefort]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said: Why, oh why, can they not take the empty containers home with them, after all, they are lighter than when they were brought in.

Selfishness, laziness….just the usual traits of human nature evident everywhere in the world.

[Archie Baker]

The youth, the leaders of our future setting a great example. 

[edwinchester]

There is zero excuse for this litter not to be picked up and recycled. One of wifeys friends and her husband runs a very successful outdoor movie and entertainment business. After the show they organise for the site to be cleared and the recyclables taken away. Easy money, at a recent show they earned an extra 20k bht just by organising the clearing away of the rubbish and cashing it in.

[AhFarangJa]

26 minutes ago, Archie Baker said:

The youth, the leaders of our future setting a great example. 

Yes, unfortunately it is our generation that taught them..........

[Regyai]

Surely to god before the event was sanctioned / licensed weren't the basic fundamentals of accommodation, clean-up, sanitation etc all examined and verified BEFOREHAND?

[Harveyboy]

1 hour ago, Regyai said:

Surely to god before the event was sanctioned / licensed weren't the basic fundamentals of accommodation, clean-up, sanitation etc all examined and verified BEFOREHAND?

remember where you are..there is no Norm here 

[ikke1959]

May start with a lot of bins and educate the people to put their trash in a bin. But mostly you can't find a bin if you need one...

[RichardColeman]

8 hours ago, roquefort said:

Selfishness, laziness….just the usual traits of human nature evident everywhere in the world.

NO, it's just the usual trait of concert goers, not humankind

[still kicking]

10 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Don't worry, some foreign tourists will be along shortly to pick that up.

Send the Japanese Soccer supporters 

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Panchana Wattanasathien, president of the Khao Yai Tourism Association, told Thai PBS that there were insufficient garbage collectors to cope with the huge amount of waste generated, most of it being soft drink and beer cans, drinking water bottles and food containers.

Thais on a night out... typical