So said Sir Edmund Hillary in Nepal.
Any hiker carrying their trash back from the Himalaya to Kathmandu is making a mistake. The capital of Nepal has a worse trash disposal system than either Namche Bazaar or Lukla, in the mountains.
Should we carry trash all the back to our home nation? … Think of the carbon footprint.
As far as I’m concerned, in Nepal it’s best to burn paper in the mountains. Shatter glass into a remote waterfall. Bury metal under a pile of stones.
I did the same in the Andes.
This all contradicts the dictates of the Nepali National Parks.
Leave a comment if you have a contrary opinion.
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Haha, shatter glass in a waterfall. That has to be a joke right?
Well, it’s been many years since I had any glass, actually. But no, I have shattered glass into a remote waterfall in the past. Within a few weeks it will be worn into pebbles.
Certainly not where there are any people about.
Maybe you should try to take more reusable containers with you when you backpack. Like taking glass containers with lids that can be reused. Or using metal cans for something new after eating the contents. Alternatively, you could try to take collapsible containers with you so you don’t have to leave as much trash behind. They might have poor waste disposal systems, but that isn’t an excuse for you to trash the environment. Leave it clean so someone else can enjoy it after you’ve left. Think of how you would’ve felt if you’d been going through the Andes and found that someone had left trash in this perfect campsite. Wouldn’t you be a bit offended/angry? You were going to sleep here! But it’s got metal under the rocks. Or if you were going to wash your feet off in a river and found broken glass in the water and cut yourself.
You should be more considerate. Jack ass.
Thanks for your opinion, Anna.
Actually I had very little metal. And no glass. But I have broken glass into remote waterfalls where there was absolutely no chance any people would have access to the pools below.
But you mention the Andes. There in those pristine meadows I built big bonfires of other people’s trash they had left behind.
What do you do with plastic?
Good question. It gets burnt. Worse than paper, for sure.
To me it’s a question of what’s the “least harmful” solution.
On my 16 day Himalayan trek I ended up with very little trash, actually. Most of my meals I purchased from tea houses. They dispose of their trash in many different ways, good and bad.