Songkran revellers left behind more than 100 tonnes of garbage on Silom and Khao San roads

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The three-day Songkran water splashing on Khao San road was over on Monday night and left behind about 116 tonnes of garbage, mostly drinking water bottles, plastic bags, water guns, plastic buckets and traces of white clay flour, to be collected by city collectors.

 

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt supervised about 250 city workers in the cleanup of Khao Sarn road this morning.  About 200,000 Songkran revelers were estimated to visit the area yesterday and last night, which was the last day of the Songkran celebrations there.

 

According to city officials, a total of 116 tonnes of garbage were collected from Khao San and its vicinity for the first three days from April 12.  The amount of garbage left behind by the revellers last night was not estimated yet.

 

For Silom road, about 33 tonnes of garbage were collected on April 13-14.  The number of revellers there was estimated at about 58,000 and 79,000 respectively.

 

TOP: Khao San Road on the morning after the last day of Songkran festival

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-17

 

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[jts-khorat]

What I see in the picture does not seem to be garbage left behind by "revellers", but commercial garbage from a restaurant or bar.

 

Just yesterdaxy there was an article, how many millions (or was it billions??) of Baht tourists spent over Songkran in Khao San Road alone, so the businesses there might as well have a little clean-up after that out of their pocket.

 

And while we are at it, why not have the same level of cleanliness in all the other tourist hotspots that bring in the cash, but look like a trash dump in Delhi during every single day of the year as soon as the neon lights are switched off.

[ikke1959]

Probably because all th bins were full already.... Or were there actual any bins for wast???

[hotchilli]

Garbage has been accumulating there all weekend...

[Skipalongcassidy]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Probably because all th bins were full already.... Or were there actual any bins for wast???

And more than 50% of the tourists wouldn't use the bins if they were empty... do you ever people watch?

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

supervised about 250 city workers in the cleanup of Khao Sarn road this morning.  About 200,000 Songkran revelers were estimated to visit the area yesterday and last night

 

200000 visitors on khao Sarn road ?

 

So happy I was not there ...

 

More than 100 tonnes of garbage ?

Sounds like fun ...

 

 

[ChrisY1]

But Kao San took Thb 500K for Songkran.......anyway what the hell do they expect.....dopey BMA refuse to have garbage bins anywhere.....the road becomes the bin!

[smedly]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The three-day Songkran water splashing on Khao San road was over on Monday night and left behind about 116 tonnes of garbage

so what 

 

 

[actonion]

Similar piles of garbage is still sitting in  parts  of East Pattaya, its been there since Loy Kratong

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

mostly drinking water bottles, plastic bags, water guns, plastic buckets and traces of white clay flour, to be collected by city collectors.

Good news for them, once sold for re-cycled, a Songkran Bonus. 

[hotchilli]

7 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

the bargirls dont appreciate you talking about them  :)..they only take care family!..you pay now dahling!

The bar-girls are doing what they have to do due to no other opportunities of employment thanks to a useless government now and previously.

The garbage I was eluding to is imported.

[Korat Kiwi]

20 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

odd to see beer cases when LOS always preaches no alcohol at SK...and collect all those crappy guns to resell next year...if they still work that is.....one pump and dump...says my GF 🙂

One pump and dump?  Applies to ST as well don't it? 

[ikke1959]

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

And more than 50% of the tourists wouldn't use the bins if they were empty... do you ever people watch?

50% will use them as Thais maybe 10%... ever seen the rural roads here??

[sammieuk1]

Looks like an enhancement to me 🤔

[Skipalongcassidy]

11 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

50% will use them as Thais maybe 10%... ever seen the rural roads here??

The OP is about Khao San road ... after the tourists got done... 

[actonion]

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

dont forget the paper lanterns in the waterways..

Yes in Lake Mabrachan,

[actonion]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Good news for them, once sold for re-cycled, a Songkran Bonus. 

Garbage collectors too busy Moonlighting, they don't collect  from public bins, one told me

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

thats what she said...as does my GF...im fast n furious....gone in 60 seconds!!!

Shouldn't gone be something else, starts with a C

[billd766]

3 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

But Kao San took Thb 500K for Songkran.......anyway what the hell do they expect.....dopey BMA refuse to have garbage bins anywhere.....the road becomes the bin!

Then why don't the money grubbing shops buy and supply their own trash bins, and pay a decent rate for the trash clearance?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

cashout in 60 seconds?

Close enough

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

thats what she said 🙂

Is it in yet ?

[hotchilli]

3 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

done and done..can you make me a sandwich??

Computer says no

[hotchilli]

What's her name ?

[billd766]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

What's her name ?

I'll never forget wossername.