Nepal's Pearl Bans Single-Use Plastics in Mulungma Region

Nepal's Pearl Bans Single-Use Plastics in Mulungma Region

Nepalese authorities say single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the huge amount of waste left behind by hikers and climbe.

The number of people who have climbed Mount Everest this year has hit a record high, and the Nepalese government-led Everest cleaning program has collected more than 10 tons of garba.

The plastic ban will be implemented in the Khumbu Pasang Ramon area, which is the starting point for climbing Mount Everest and several other snow-capped mountai.

"The plastic ban will help keep Everest and other mountains clean in the long term," said local official Ganesh Ghimi.

The Everest region receives more than 50,000 tourists each year, including climbers and hike.

Local Nepalese agencies will work with trekking companies, airlines and the Nepal Mountaineering Association to enforce the ban, but no penalties have been imposed for violatio.

Environmentalists are also concerned that pollution from Mount Everest is affecting water sources in the vall.

Six years ago, Nepal introduced a $4,000 deposit for each climber on Mount Everest, which would be refunded if each climber reduced at least 8 kilograms of waste, but only half of the climbers took .

This year's climbing season saw 885 summits of Mount Everest, with 644 from the south and 241 from the nor.

Eleven of them died on the climb due to bad weather and the inexperience of some climbe.

Last week, a government committee in Nepal recommended that climbers climb another Nepalese mountain of at least 6,500 meters before being allowed to attempt Mount Evere.

The agency also proposes to pay at least $35,000 to climb Mount Everest and $20,000 to climb other peaks over 8,000 mete.