Residents of Chokchai
Village 8 say the trash behind their village comes from outsiders, and
are asking them to stop.
Issaree Paipornrueang
To look at Chokchai Village 8, you might think no one living there has
seen a garbage can before. But the trash that piles up on the streets
isn’t from residents.
Security guard Weerayut Paosuwan and Nattaya Inta said residents fill
village trash receptacles properly and they’re dutifully picked up by
the city regularly. The garbage on both sides of the road behind the
village comes from elsewhere.
Rainwater runoff and floods carry litter discarded carelessly by Pattaya
residents into their neighborhood. Some of it originates at nearby
construction sites. Some is the remnant of burned furniture or household
items.
There once was a sign that warned people not to dump trash outside
Chokchai Village. It did no good and long has disappeared. Residents are
hoping the litter will one day do the same.
