Phuket clears 3-tonne mountain of plastic trash from holiday beaches


PHUKET (The Nation/Asia News Network): A whopping 3 tonnes of plastic waste has been removed from Phuket beaches in the tourist island’s new battle against its daily torrent of garbage.

On Monday, Phuket Environmental Foundation (PEF) chairman Viroj Phutong hailed the pilot “Less Plastic Phuket” scheme, which seeks to reduce and better manage household and business waste while finding alternatives to single-use plastics.

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