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''Heartbreaking'': Video Shows Shocking Amount Of Garbage Piling Up At Mount Everest Campsite
A distressing video has surfaced on Twitter that shows garbage, abandoned tents, and plastic waste thrown at a camp on Mount Everest.
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1996 World Cup-Winning Captain Arjuna Ranatunga Feels Sri Lanka Is Ignoring Local Talent For "Garbage" Foreign Coaches
Arjuna Ranatunga also feels that the mounting scrutiny in recent years over cricket corruption in Sri Lanka had painted his country in a negative light.
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Nepal To Turn Everest Trash Into Art To Highlight Mountain's Garbage Blight
Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site.
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Everest Region Bans Single-Use Plastic To Reduce Waste On Mountains
Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said Thursday.
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Mount Everest Full Of Garbage. 24,000 Pounds Of Waste Just Removed
The world's most famous peak is showing its wear and tear. Since it was first successfully topped in 1953, Mount Everest has become a sought-after destination for international daredevil climbers. Each spring, hundreds of people flock to the slopes of the nearly 30,000-foot mountain.
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Four Bodies, 11 Tonnes Of Garbage Picked Up In Everest Clean-Up
Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tonnes of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp as part of a drive to clean up the world's highest mountain, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nepal Authorities Clear 11 Tonnes Of Trash From Mount Everest
The Nepalese government on Monday concluded its clean-up drive of the Mount Everest and said it had collected nearly 11 tonnes of trash that had piled up on the peak for decades.
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Nepal Clean-Up Campaign: 3,000-Kg Garbage Collected From Mount Everest
A total of 3,000 kg of solid waste has been collected from Mount Everest since April 14 when Nepal launched a clean-up campaign.
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The World's Highest Rubbish Dump, And It Keeps Getting Worse
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
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China's Everest Cleanup Rakes In 8.5 Tonnes Of Garbage
China has retrieved 8.5 tonnes of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday.
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East Delhi Civic Body Strike: Sanitation Workers Protest Outside Mayor's House
Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers of the area entered its second day today.
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Nepal Asks Climbers To Clean Earthquake-Littered Everest Camp
Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare to handle a rush of climbers.
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Garbage in the Open: Mounting Problem in Kerala's Capital
Residents call it Mount Garbage. Thiruvananthapuram city's new landmark, a rising heap of waste spread over half an acre, lies behind the biggest wholesale market here and just four km away from the Secretariat, the seat of the state government.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Striking Sanitation Workers in Delhi as Garbage Crisis Mounts
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi sat on the ground surrounded by protesting sanitation workers in East Delhi, parts of which have turned into giant garbage dumps with an estimated 15,000 tonnes of waste rotting on roadsides in the sweltering summer heat.
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Indian Army Team To Scale Mount Everest, Will Come Back With 4000 Kg Garbage
A 30-member Indian Army mountaineering team is preparing to scale the Mount Everest to mark 50 years of ascent of the world's highest mountain peak by India. But this time the army men have an additional mission - to cleanse the slopes and the peak off non-biodegradable waste left by generation of mountain climbers.
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''Heartbreaking'': Video Shows Shocking Amount Of Garbage Piling Up At Mount Everest Campsite
A distressing video has surfaced on Twitter that shows garbage, abandoned tents, and plastic waste thrown at a camp on Mount Everest.
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1996 World Cup-Winning Captain Arjuna Ranatunga Feels Sri Lanka Is Ignoring Local Talent For "Garbage" Foreign Coaches
Arjuna Ranatunga also feels that the mounting scrutiny in recent years over cricket corruption in Sri Lanka had painted his country in a negative light.
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Nepal To Turn Everest Trash Into Art To Highlight Mountain's Garbage Blight
Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site.
-
Everest Region Bans Single-Use Plastic To Reduce Waste On Mountains
Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said Thursday.
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Mount Everest Full Of Garbage. 24,000 Pounds Of Waste Just Removed
The world's most famous peak is showing its wear and tear. Since it was first successfully topped in 1953, Mount Everest has become a sought-after destination for international daredevil climbers. Each spring, hundreds of people flock to the slopes of the nearly 30,000-foot mountain.
-
Four Bodies, 11 Tonnes Of Garbage Picked Up In Everest Clean-Up
Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tonnes of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp as part of a drive to clean up the world's highest mountain, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nepal Authorities Clear 11 Tonnes Of Trash From Mount Everest
The Nepalese government on Monday concluded its clean-up drive of the Mount Everest and said it had collected nearly 11 tonnes of trash that had piled up on the peak for decades.
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Nepal Clean-Up Campaign: 3,000-Kg Garbage Collected From Mount Everest
A total of 3,000 kg of solid waste has been collected from Mount Everest since April 14 when Nepal launched a clean-up campaign.
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The World's Highest Rubbish Dump, And It Keeps Getting Worse
Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
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China's Everest Cleanup Rakes In 8.5 Tonnes Of Garbage
China has retrieved 8.5 tonnes of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday.
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East Delhi Civic Body Strike: Sanitation Workers Protest Outside Mayor's House
Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers of the area entered its second day today.
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Nepal Asks Climbers To Clean Earthquake-Littered Everest Camp
Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare to handle a rush of climbers.
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Garbage in the Open: Mounting Problem in Kerala's Capital
Residents call it Mount Garbage. Thiruvananthapuram city's new landmark, a rising heap of waste spread over half an acre, lies behind the biggest wholesale market here and just four km away from the Secretariat, the seat of the state government.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Striking Sanitation Workers in Delhi as Garbage Crisis Mounts
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi sat on the ground surrounded by protesting sanitation workers in East Delhi, parts of which have turned into giant garbage dumps with an estimated 15,000 tonnes of waste rotting on roadsides in the sweltering summer heat.
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Indian Army Team To Scale Mount Everest, Will Come Back With 4000 Kg Garbage
A 30-member Indian Army mountaineering team is preparing to scale the Mount Everest to mark 50 years of ascent of the world's highest mountain peak by India. But this time the army men have an additional mission - to cleanse the slopes and the peak off non-biodegradable waste left by generation of mountain climbers.
