INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JUNE 30The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) collected a total
of 77,191 kgs (roughly 85 tons) of waste from Everest Base Camp (EBC) during the Spring 2024 climbing season.
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According to SPCC, the collected waste included 27,990 kgs of burnable garbage and 7,518 kgs of recyclable garbage
Similarly, 27,533 kgs of the garbage was human waste while 14,150 kgs was kitchen waste.
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Following the collection, the human waste and kitchen waste have been transported to a
safe disposal site near Gorakshep
Meanwhile, all burnable and recyclable garbage has been transported to the SPCC's waste management facility at Namche for further processing
The recyclable garbage will then be transported to Kathmandu for recycling.SPCC's Chairman Lama Kazi Sherpa expressed his heartfelt thanks
to all expedition operators, guides, and climbers for their cooperation in keeping the Everest Base Camp clean
Since 2016, SPCC has been collecting recyclable waste separately and transporting it to Kathmandu for proper recycling, SPCC's Chief
Executive Officer Tshering Sherpa said
He added that their social mobilizers have been working tirelessly with local partners in various settlements to segregate and collect
recyclables."This week, SPCC's social mobilizers, Pemba Yangji and Chhewang Palmu, coordinated the collection, packaging, and transportation
of 700 kg of tins and cans from Machermo to our storehouse in Syangboche," Sherpa added.
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