Pattaya —
Tourists at Pattaya’s Bali Hai Pier are expressing dissatisfaction with the pier’s hygiene, citing overflowing garbage bins, stinky portable toilets, and even leaking liquid waste dripping from the toilets.
The concerns initially became known via a guide, who asked The Pattaya News to keep their anonymity. The guide stated that many tourists have been complaining to them about the garbage overflowing from the bins, as well as the stench from the portable toilets at Bali Hai Pier.
The guide also noted that there was liquid waste leaking from the toilets onto the ground, creating an unsanitary and smelly environment. The Pattaya News reporters went to the pier on April 11th, 2024, and found that the guide’s complaints were mostly true. Numerous pieces of trash, including food containers, plastic bags, cigarette butts, and empty bottles, were found strewn around the pier’s waiting areas.
Even though city hall security guards and special task force officers were present, the garbage was still scattered around the place.
The reporters interviewed nearby ferry ticket sellers and learned that some of the litter was left behind by late-night pubgoers who did not clean up after themselves. Other litter came from Thai and international tourists who simply threw away their trash instead of using the provided bins. Some of the litter was also reportedly caused by the pier employees and vendors themselves.
Concerned citizens who regularly volunteer to clean up the area called for more trash cans to be placed at the pier, and for them to be made more visible. They also requested that city cleaning staff increase the frequency of their rounds and remove litter from the bins in the early morning hours, before tourists begin arriving at the pier, to save the city’s image.
