8.5 tons of garbage cleared from Mount Everest

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China collects garbage up to approximately 8.5 tonnes from Mount Everest since April 2018 to clean up more visitors' waste, the Global Times newspaper reported.

Mountain climbers from around the world, who are flooding the world's tallest mountain between Tibet and Nepal, leave tons of garbage each year, the media reported.

The 30-member group from Tibet cleansed approximately 5.2 tons of household waste, 2.3 tons of human waste, and a ton of trash climbing equipment.

During last year's climbing season, which usually takes place from March to May, 202 people start from the Tibetan side, while 446 are from Nepal.
Meanwhile, thousands of tourists visit various footfalls camp from both sides.

The increasingly heated global climate has melted the frozen garbages left by climbers for decades, raising environmental concerns in Nepal, India and China.
Since 2015, the authorities in Tibet have always given two garbage bags to each climber to bring home eight kilograms of rubbish, and impose a fine of US $ 100 on each of the non-qualified climbers.

Nepal has implemented similar rules since 2014.
China plans to build eco-friendly toilets and garbage collection facilities on Mount Everest, Xinhua news agency said.

Officials at Tebet pledged to complete 45 developments for cleaning before 2020, the Chinese environmental ministry said last week.
On the other hand, Beijing plans to hold further inspections early next year, according to the People's Daily newspaper, owned by the Communist Party in the country.