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There is a new [rule / ruler] about going to the toilet on Mount Everest. People climbing the world's highest [pack / peak] will now have to take their own poo back to Base Camp. There has been an [increase / decrease] in the number of climbers on the mountain. This has [fled / led] to a problem of human waste being left [on / in] the slopes. Mingma Sherpa, a local official, told the BBC: "Our mountains have begun to [stink / sting] ." He added: "We are getting [complaints / complains] that human stools are visible on rocks, and some climbers are [rising / falling] sick. This is not acceptable. It damages our image." The new rule requires climbers to buy a bio-degradable "poop bag". They can dispose [to / of] the bag and its contents when they come down from the mountain. It will be "checked" [by /of] workers there.

The problem of waste, litter and [pollute / pollution] on Mt Everest has been [growing / grown] for years. Many people leave camping equipment on the [slips / slopes] . Thousands of discarded cans of oxygen litter the mountain. An environmental organization estimated [what / that] there was around three [tins / tons] of human poo between Base Camp and the summit of Everest. Much of this [freezes / frozen] and does not degrade. The India Today website said the poop bags will help [without / with] the waste problem. It wrote: "It is hoped that this measure, [along / long] with ongoing clean-up campaigns, will help restore the dignity of this [iconic / ironic] peak." It added that the waste bags would, "[safety / safeguard] the health of both climbers and the local environment".