Pattaya Beach today covered in rubbish

[Chris100UK 520]

Had a stroll down Beach road today and noticed that a lot of junk has been washed up on the beach. It covered almost the whole stretch and backed up to the deck chairs. Tons of it.

I thought it may have been from Loy Krathong, but it was mostly plastic bottles, bits of wood, shoes, coconuts, and various bits of plastic.

[MM 6,562]

The weekend fireworks festival probably generated a lot of trash, both on the beach, and in the water from the fireworks themselves.

[papillon 695]

You won't see that in the holiday brochures.

[steamer 158]

Wonder how much was due to the flooding, flip flops etc.

Most of the stuff I saw the Thais using was biodegradable floating ornaments.

Edited December 3, 2012 by steamer

[CheshireTom 1,377]

I think it's a regular occurrence around this time of the year - after storms have impacted on the Gulf of Thailand.

Edited December 3, 2012 by CheshireTom

[Idefix 2,275]

The weekend fireworks festival probably generated a lot of trash, both on the beach, and in the water from the fireworks themselves.

 

I just come back from a walk along the beach... from Soi 6

There are maybe 2 groups of about 20 city cleaning workers, all dressed in orange, at removing all that trash and putting it in big containers; 2 big orange trucks, a bulldozer, and 3 or 4 smaller vehicles to bring these containers from the beach to the trucks. They were at the level of Mike Shopping and had cleaned the north part of the beach already. I bet the whole beach will be clean well when you will see it tomorrow morning. :)

[MM 6,562]

Wonder how much was due to the flooding, flip flops etc.

Most of the stuff I saw the Thais using was biodegradable floating ornaments.

For the fireworks?

[steamer 158]

For the fireworks?

 

No the floating flower arrangements. There were hundreds even thousands of them. There were fireworks sure, but not lots imo.

Edited December 3, 2012 by steamer

[jacko 8,813]

I just come back from a walk along the beach... from Soi 6

There are maybe 2 groups of about 20 city cleaning workers, all dressed in orange, at removing all that trash and putting it in big containers; 2 big orange trucks, a bulldozer, and 3 or 4 smaller vehicles to bring these containers from the beach to the trucks. They were at the level of Mike Shopping and had cleaned the north part of the beach already. I bet the whole beach will be clean well when you will see it tomorrow morning. :)

Coincidentally I was out yesterday and saw a lot of groups of cleaners out and about, and even groups of school-kids out too picking up rubbish. I think the up-coming King's birthday is causing a spate of housekeeping.

[MM 6,562]

 

No the floating flower arrangements. There were hundreds even thousands of them. There were fireworks sure, but not lots imo.

 

Not lots of fireworks? Not lots of crowds at the beach 2 days before watching the fireworks? Hmm. Okay, maybe it's leftover from Loy Krathong. Probably a combination of the two this year.

The beach has had a lot of activity over the last week.