Comments on: Going Green in Rural Thailand?

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:46:24 +0000

I think it takes something like 1000 years for plastic bags to break down completely cat…don’t quote me though I’ve only been around 44 so far.

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:44:48 +0000

Thaigolfer…you may be on to something here. I think that is possibly the best explanation so far

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:26:50 +0000

Talen, you come up with the darnest posts….

And how very, very odd. Plastic bags don’t break down quickly, do they? But at least they don’t burn them, forcing that horrible burnt plastic stench up your nose.

Btw – one and off, Villa Market in Ari in BKK does give out recyclable (cloth) bags at the checkout. But they don’t do it often enough to collect a worthwhile supply.
.-= Catherine´s last blog ..Thai 101 Learners Series: More on Titles =-.

By: Thaigolfer

Thaigolfer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:25:24 +0000

Talen, it’s so obvious.
Even Thais know that oil is used to produce plastic.
So they now recycle all their plastic bags and in 15 million years Thailand is getting rich on new oil fields. If I were you I would start looking around for a good second-hand oil pump.

By: Talen

Talen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:38:56 +0000

Mike, I just don’t get it. The family home in Nakhon Pphanom has no trash around it but they do have weekly trash pick ups and big community trash cans.

Mukdahan doesn’t. They keep the beer bottles and they actually collect large plastic bags from shops. The girls fold them down into tiny triangles lol.

I hate straws! Every time you get anything to drink in Thailand they give you 5 straws in a plastic bag!

The pit is fascinating only because I have no clue what they are doing. Maybe when I get back there will be a big plastic bean stalk growing from the pit.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:26:54 +0000

Talen, I get really upset the way the Thais deal with plastic apart from the stuff that is recycled. In my own house the floor gets the three times a day treatment, out on to the veranda then my garden. I just hate those annoying clear plastic bits they put round straws!

Like a mug I tend to pick all this up and put it in the dustbin! Now if I can do that why can’t they?

The pit fascinates me-guess its their own little land fill! What happens when they run out of space?

For my own little bit of green thinking I tend to refuse plastic bags at places like a 7/11. I don’t think I have ever seen a Thai with their own shopping bag like back home. Mind you it would be difficult carrying the take-away Tom Yum!!
.-= Mike´s last blog ..Train Derailment Hua Hin Thailand =-.

By: Talen

Talen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:25 +0000

Martyn, Digging a pit in Thailand goes against the grain unless as you say there is something more to it.

Still scratching my head as well…maybe my next trip I will see what has happened with it or some one will explain it all to me.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:43:19 +0000

Talen I remember you mentioning this pit a while back and now seeing the photo I'm confused even more. I haven't seen anything like this before and its beyond me as to why. The cleaning before deposit goes against the grain in Thailand and I can only guess that for some strange reason they are going to re-dig and retrieve them at some later point. Very confusing. .-= Martyn´s last blog ..Two Regions – One Conclusion =-.