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Mt Everest 'rubbish' scheme dropped as climbers exploit loopholes
short by / on Friday, 2 January, 2026
Nepal has scrapped Mount Everest's $4,000 rubbish deposit scheme after climbers found ways to cheat it. Introduced in 2014, the plan failed to reduce waste at higher camps. Authorities are now replacing it with a non-refundable clean-up fee and stricter monitoring to tackle Everest's growing rubbish crisis. Officials hope the new fee and tighter monitoring will finally slow rubbish build-up.
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