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The problem of
and litter on Everest has been growing for
. Climbers leave
equipment and
of oxygen on the slopes. An environmental
estimated that there was over three tons of human poo between Base Camp and the
of Everest. Much of this freezes. It does not degrade. The India Today website said the poop bags will help with the waste
. It wrote: "This measure…will help restore the dignity of this
peak." It added that the waste bags would, "safeguard the
of both climbers and the local
".