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Mount Everest has a massive trash problem, thanks to the some 400 to 500 climbers that attempt to summit it every year.

New efforts and innovative strategies could solve the sky-high waste management problem.

Story:
https://theconversation.com/climbers-have-turned-mount-everest-into-a-high-altitude-garbage-dump-but-sustainable-solutions-are-within-reach-226073

Photo: Horses grazing through trash in the shadow of Mt Everest 🏔️ Taken by Martin Edström, on Instagram at @martinedstrom.

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Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach

Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
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Marlinspike
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That's terrible. I've noticed almost any natural area that attracts a lot of tourists has this problem to some extent. It often becomes more of a Disneyland rather than a natural setting deserving of respect. Everest epitomizes this. If I were talking to someone at a party and they mentioned that they summited Everest, I would probably have less respect for them rather than more.
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