Under the scheme, climbers paid a $4,000 deposit that was returned if they brought 8kg of waste down the mountain.

A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.

Climbers had been required to pay a deposit of $4,000 (£2964), which they would only get back if they brought at least 8kg (18lbs) of waste back down with them.

It was hoped it would begin to tackle the rubbish problem on the world’s highest peak, which is estimated to be covered in some 50 tonnes of waste.

But after 11 years - and with the rubbish still piling up - the scheme is being shelved because it “failed to show a tangible result”.

  • Insekticus@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 day ago

    So what you’re saying is we should dispose of the wealthy and spread their assets and wealth out and lift up the lives of the Sherpas and other less fortunate individuals?

    I agree. Fuck the oligarchs and the multimillionaires who zealously support them.