Litter in trails, parks and backcountry where no one is paid to collect it
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In wild and remote areas there are few or no bins and no cleaning crews, so even small amounts of dropped trash — wrappers, micro-litter, food scraps, human waste — persist, harm wildlife, and degrade the very experience that drew visitors there.
#00093Leave No Trace education and a 'pack it in, pack it out' ethic
Teach and normalise an outdoor ethic in which visitors carry out everything they bring in — including micro-litter and food scraps — sustained through education, signage and partnerships with land agencies and outdoor organisations.
#00094Mandatory carry-out rules and tools at high-impact sites
In heavily used or fragile areas, require visitors to pack out all waste — including human waste — and provide the means (issued pack-out kits, locking trailhead bins), turning the Leave No Trace ethic into an enforced condition of access.