Trashing the Beach

Problem:
Trash on the beach is an affront to everything that makes Long Beach Long Beach. So today, when three guests of the Allegria Hotel left their valet-assembled chaise lounges and headed back to their rooms, I called the concierge desk to complain about the newspapers, water bottles and other refuse they left behind on the sand. It took only a minute for two hotel staffers to head down to survey the damage, but instead of cleaning up, they about-faced and left the mess to bob on the incoming tide.

Solution:
Along with beach towels, sun shades and umbrellas, the Allegria should provide trash bags, or even designer receptacles, to make sure that their guests leave our beach in the same condition in which they find it.  And they should train their beach staff in the common courtesies that will enable the hotel to thrive as a welcome and valued member of the community.