Pattaya officials are attempting to educate community leaders and students about the need to better separate waste, recycling and composting to tackle the city’s garbage crisis.
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh opened the Jan. 19 workshop at Pattaya City School 7 with top officials from the city Environment Department.
Environmental Director Sutee Tunnonghe said Pattaya is trying to raise awareness of the public about separating trash and using less plastic and foam.
Pattaya is growing every day and that means residents have to change their behavior to stop using plastic bags and foam boxes unless necessary.
Thailand, he pointed out, discards 45 billion pieces of plastic and foam a year, giving the country the ignominious title of having the highest ratio of daily waste per person – 1.76 kilograms – in Southeast Asia.
