Pay for take away garbage in Pattaya ?

[joskeshake]

Hi, i wonder , where I live in soi bonkot, sometimes a lady comes and ask for pay for empty the garbage bins,ok, but is she working for the city or for herself, now she asked 5 months x 40 baht = 200 baht,not that big amount for 5 months, but i have my doubts,she give receipt, but I can make them also on pc.Anybody know more ?

[lovelomsak]

Sounds about right. a man comes to our house every 3 months we pay 20 baht a month 60 bahts total..She gives a receipt it sounds official to me.

[crickets]

40 baht a month. Sometimes its the village head who does it and they get lazy and forget. Now i have someone come from the tessabahn once a month with a recipt.

[fforest1]

I think England and America charge just a wee hair above 40 Baht a month to take away your garage...

So consider 40 Baht a bargain...

[fakename]

If she ask for the money before hand, maybe you wont see here again!

[chicowoodduck]

Wish they would do a better job of getting rid of the real garbage that lurks the streets of Pattaya...?

[jacko45k]

I had to pay for services at my old place........ but I was sure I was just supplying drinking money for someone. I got the impression only the foreigners were being canvassed for money! My new place, never paid a penny and there are frequent trash collections.

[1FinickyOne]

Heck, I pay 180 baht for people to clean my car and I am pleased to do it - what a treat - my receipt is a clean car..

Try not paying for a month and keep your garbage.

[Pepper1959]

20 baht a month where I live and I have decided to pay 12 months to save the poor guy having to come every month, which must be a pain for him. He has given a receipt, so no problem. Better than the AUD250 a year back in Perth and the fact that not everyone pays in the estate here.

[dotpoom]

I live in Bang Saray....pay 240 Baht for the year at the depot's office.

[gandalf12]

Does the garbage get taken care of? If so why are you worried? Most villages pay for this service. I know we pay Baht 60 / month in Bangkok. I dont care if the person collecting the money makes a bit from it as long as the rubbish is taken care of. Several times a week the garbage truck turns up and all the bins are emptied.

[emilymat]

I also pay 40 baht a month and the guy gives me a receipt. The dustbins are emptied twice a week and we have good street lights. Pretty good value in my mind. Pay, and don't worry.

[Snackbar]

Everyday at 7.30 pm a government truck turns up to collect garbage in Phuket town. I pay income tax for this service.

Anybody can buy a generic receipt book. A receipt doesn't mean the money is going to finance garbage collection. Sounds a bit feudal.

[novo58]

In Udon Thani ..................we get a visit from a guy every month for this collection.

20B per month.

Garbage always collected twice a week.......................from our bins that is ---not from the streets thou.

[joskeshake]

Ok, thanks for the answers, case closed

[ericthai]

Lucky you.. We live out in farm land with no garbage pickup. Wish we had it. We have to burn our trash. All organics goes to be fertilizer or dog / cat food. All plastics, glass is saved and guy comes around a few times a month and collects that which he pays us. Something small 60-100Baht. I'm hoping one of these years they do arrange for trash pick up in our village.