There is a new rule going to the toilet Mount Everest. People climbing the world's highest peak will now have to take their own poo back to Base Camp. There has been an increase the number climbers the mountain. This has led to a problem human waste being left the slopes. Mingma Sherpa, a local official, told the BBC: "Our mountains have begun to stink." He added: "We are getting complaints that human stools are visible rocks, and some climbers are falling sick. This is not acceptable. It damages our image." The new rule requires climbers to buy a bio-degradable "poop bag". They can dispose the bag and its contents when they come down from the mountain. It will be "checked" workers there.
The problem waste, litter and pollution Mt Everest has been growing years. Many people leave camping equipment on the slopes. Thousands discarded cans of oxygen litter the mountain. An environmental organization estimated that there was around three tons human poo between Base Camp and the summit Everest. Much of this freezes and does not degrade. The India Today website said the poop bags will help the waste problem. It wrote: "It is hoped that this measure, along ongoing clean-up campaigns, will help restore the dignity this iconic peak." It added that the waste bags would, "safeguard the health both climbers and the local environment".
