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Mount Everest officials to employ drones to deal with growing problem — here's how it could clean the 'world's highest garbage dump'
High-tech drones offer a promising solution for cleaning up waste on Mount Everest, according to a recent report in Nice News. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, known for its ...
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Everest: Top Sherpas slam Nepal's plan to clean rubbish from mountain
"Only Sherpa guides and porters can do that. They should be given proper compensation to clean up the mountains." The six peaks - Everest, Lhotse, Pumori, Amadablam, Makalu and Dhaulagiri ...
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How bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered from Everest 'death zone'
as part of a team of a dozen military personnel and 18 sherpas deployed by the Nepali army to clean up the high Himalayas. There have been more than 300 deaths in the Everest region since records ...
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What Happens to Mount Everest's Over 110,000 Pounds of Waste?
The Nepalese government spends $7.5 million yearly on the Mountain Clean-up Campaign, retrieving dozens of tons of waste from Mount Everest and nearby peaks. But it's still not enough to deal with ...