If tidy mulct are n’t enough to kibosh people from litter in Thailand ’s interior ballpark , officials hope that safe , quondam - fashioned guilt feelings - tripping will do the deception . AsThe New York Timesreports , Khao Yai National Park in cardinal Thailand responded to a late litter offense by mailing abandoned ice back to the litterbugs who left it there .
The creditworthy political party leave behind a tent filled with trash after camping overnight in Khao Yai . In Thailand , litter in a home parkland is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $ 16,000 amercement . The common officials took a less conventional approach to this special law-breaking . After bad-tempered - referencing equipment rental form with a toss out prescription bottle , they were able-bodied to tag down the offenders and post them their forgotten garbage .
The clear bag of trash came with a government note . “ You have forget some of your belongings at the Khao Yai National Park , ” it show . “ Please let us return these to you . ” Varawut Silpa - archa , Thailand ’s environment minister , reference the incident in aFacebook post , writing , “ I will pick up every individual piece of your methamphetamine hydrochloride , pack them well in a boxful , and send it to your domicile as a souvenir . " In accession to getting a package of trash in the postal service , the unknown camping bus have also been banned from staying in the park overnight .
Officials tasked with protecting the environs have seen firsthand the terms litter can cause . Plastics can takecenturiesto break down , and in that time they stick a serious threat to wildlife . codswallop that builds up in places where people assay refuge can also be bad for their mental wellness . A2015 studyfound that seeing bedding on a beach anticipate the restorative qualities of being in nature .
[ h / tThe New York Times ]
