They can't handle the amount of people they already attract and they are looking for more? That makes very little sense to me.

I was going to say the same thing. That beach belongs to the city, so the city is responsible for garbage bins and cleaning. If they want visitors, they need to clean the place up.

The other thing is, people want clean beaches, but they are acting like animals. A bit more self consciousness would solve the problem.

We used to have a huge festival in our city (till it became so big there was not proper space to host it anymore and they moved it to another city) and vendors had some kind of buyback program, like collect 2.5 meter long streak of beer cups and get a free beer. You should have seen teenagers collecting soda cups and beer cups.

Plus, here all the recipients, beer bottles, cans, water bottles etc. have a small deposit fee when you buy them and you get it back when you dispose them at the shop. It's highly motivating.

It is shocking to read about the situation at Patong Beach and also to see people are acting like animals.