Hat Noppharat Thara beach littered with garbage

On Tuesday, the beach, located in tambon Ao Nang in Muang district, was covered with plastic bags while food had been left under trees where tourists eat on mats.
Old mats and garbage bags were also left under trees.
Phankham Kittithorakul, mayor of the Ao Nang Administrative Organisation, said the organisation has hired a private firm to collect garbage at the beach. 
The firm’s workers will collect the garbage at about 9pm every night, he said, adding that garbage is always left by tourists.
He said his TAO has campaigned for tourists to leave their leftover foods and garbage in black bags for workers to collect.