Our beach cleaning efforts in 2009 have paid dividends with that initiative leading into a full scale Island GREEN initiative spearheaded by the Governor. After clamping down on Jet skis, illegal building and now talking about meters on Tuk Tuks he has come down hard on the islands waste management systems.
Phuket is starting an Island wide reduce, reuse and recycle program that includes a 2 baht plastic bag charge that started this last weekend with an eco Festival at CENTRAL. Virtually all retailers have voluntarily joined (excluding Lotus, Carrefour and 7/11), and is going to dramatically help our waste and litter situation. Phuket creates about 500+ tonnes a day of waste, half of which is incinerated, half land filled. Through curb side recycling and education the aim is to reduce this by at least 30%. Indigo is involved in co-coordinating an initial 150 recycling stations to be placed around Phuket, and is working with a Chiang Mai waste reduction program called the BIG BIN.
www.keepphuketgreen.com |
