The mayor of a tourist central Thailand seaside town said officials are cleaning up litter at Bang Saen beach after a British blogger posted photos of the trash. The photos of the trash ridden beach went viral on social media.
Narongchai Khunplome, mayor of Saen Suk municipality, also disputed the claim that tourists were littering the beach. He said much of the garbage seen in the photos came from Bangkok’s waterways. Trash dumped into rivers and the sea by urban residents, and then carried to Bang Saen by ocean currents.
“We’re cleaning it up everyday,” Narongchai told Khaosod News. “Most of the trash comes from Bangkok and then washes up on the beach. Only about 30 percent is litter from tourists.”
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