Monsoon Weather Brings Trash To Phuket Shore

[Lite Beer]

Monsoon weather brings trash to Phuket shore
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: Broken glass, plastic and wood with protruding nails washing ashore on Patong Beach have alarmed Phuket tourists, but local authorities say they our powerless to prevent the dangerous flotsam.

Though officers from Patong Municipality’s Public Health Office collect trash strewn along the beach every morning, they are finding it difficult to keep the sand clear of debris.

“It’s the same problem we get every year in the [southwest] monsoon season. Garbage gets washed ashore every morning,” one of the health officials told the Phuket Gazette.

“At Patong, the seabed under the shallow water is shaped like a trough so garbage gets trapped,” he explained.

Lack of manpower was cited as a contributing factor to trash not being cleared from Phuket’s most-popular tourist beach.

“We don’t have a lot of staff to take care of this problem and the beach is about four kilometers long – so it takes time to complete the job.

“Sometimes we can’t finish in the morning so the garbage is still on the beach in the afternoon,” the officer said.

“We are doing our best to keep the beach as clean as possible,” he added.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Monsoon-weather-brings-trash-to-Phuket-shore-21073.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-05-17

[chooka]

If people continually dump thier rubbish in the streets, rivers and stream and it washes out to sea and returns what do you expect.

[stevenl]

If people continually dump thier rubbish in the streets, rivers and stream and it washes out to sea and returns what do you expect.

Most of this rubbish comes from far away.

[chooka]

If people continually dump thier rubbish in the streets, rivers and stream and it washes out to sea and returns what do you expect.

Most of this rubbish comes from far away.

oh it is other nations who are destroying Thailands beautify pristine beaches.

[seajae]

after watching the local thais throwing all their rubbish(bags of it but they keep the bags) into the local waterways it is pretty obvious where all this crap comes from, the locals. Until such time that thai people are fined for rubbishing this will continue to happen, they need to be made more aware of the damage they do by just throwing their crap where ever they want. So much for pride in your country, more like too lazy to do the right thing.

[JetsetBkk]

We are doing our best to keep the beach as clean as possible, he added.

No. Your best would be to get one of these and use it every day:

.

[wiyada]

And there I was thinking that most of Phuket's trash flew in

[chooka]

And there I was thinking that most of Phuket's trash flew in

I'll give you that one.

[Mudcrab]

Pollution doesn't go away...it just goes somewhere else

[Postmaster]

Yet another reason to keep out of Patong. There are so many now.

[JulesMad]

Phuket Som Nam Na

Finally Karma kicks in for Phukit

[Andre0720]

If people continually dump thier rubbish in the streets, rivers and stream and it washes out to sea and returns what do you expect.

Most of this rubbish comes from far away.

oh it is other nations who are destroying Thailands beautify pristine beaches.

You must be right.

Garbage in Patong.....Mai Mee

[Andre0720]

after watching the local thais throwing all their rubbish(bags of it but they keep the bags) into the local waterways it is pretty obvious where all this crap comes from, the locals. Until such time that thai people are fined for rubbishing this will continue to happen, they need to be made more aware of the damage they do by just throwing their crap where ever they want. So much for pride in your country, more like too lazy to do the right thing.

I saw that it takes some 15 years to change the behaviour of a people.

I think it talked about a civilized one....

[harrry]

Just don't ask where they dump the trash they collect.

[Secondmouse]

Lack of manpower was cited as a contributing factor to trash not being cleared from Phuket’s most-popular tourist beach.

“We don’t have a lot of staff to take care of this problem and the beach is about four kilometers long – so it takes time to complete the job.

Those two sentences sum it all up,

Acknowledging Patong Beach as Phuket's most popular tourist beach....(tourists....aren't they the people bringing the money here ? )

and "we don't have a lot of staff......."....why not ?...I'm sure there are many people that would be happy to work on the beach for minimum wage........seems a bit like 'biting the hand that feeds you...'

[Jimi007]

Lack of manpower was cited as a contributing factor to trash not being cleared from Phuket’s most-popular tourist beach.

“We don’t have a lot of staff to take care of this problem and the beach is about four kilometers long – so it takes time to complete the job.

Those two sentences sum it all up,

Acknowledging Patong Beach as Phuket's most popular tourist beach....(tourists....aren't they the people bringing the money here ? )

and "we don't have a lot of staff......."....why not ?...I'm sure there are many people that would be happy to work on the beach for minimum wage........seems a bit like 'biting the hand that feeds you...'

LOL! You obviously don't live in the province of Phuket! We should send out for more Burmese workers!

[TexasRanger]

Thought this thread was about the Nimitz arriving

[Payboy]

We are doing our best to keep the beach as clean as possible, he added.

No. Your best would be to get one of these and use it every day:

.

That should work wonders on the beach chairs & umbrellas as well.

[Joe Mamma]

Sickening, it's a worldwide problem!

[IrishIvan]

Lack of manpower was cited as a contributing factor to trash not being cleared from Phuket’s most-popular tourist beach.

“We don’t have a lot of staff to take care of this problem and the beach is about four kilometers long – so it takes time to complete the job.

 

Those two sentences sum it all up,

Acknowledging Patong Beach as Phuket's most popular tourist beach....(tourists....aren't they the people bringing the money here ? )

and "we don't have a lot of staff......."....why not ?...I'm sure there are many people that would be happy to work on the beach for minimum wage........seems a bit like 'biting the hand that feeds you...' 

 

 

LOL! You obviously don't live in the province of Phuket!    We should send out for more Burmese workers! 

Good idea these Burmese will work for 50baht a day. Its very cheap.