Nepal has achieved a new Guinness World Record of ‘The Largest Clean-up of Mount Everest’ for successfully conducting a cleaning campaign on the world’s highest mountain.<\/p>\n
For the first time in the history of Everest climbing, Nepal conducted the mega Everest Clean-up Drive for over a month in the last spring season.<\/p>\n
In coordination with the government and private agencies, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation conducted the cleaning campaign on the mountain from April 14 \u2013 May 29, 2019.<\/p>\n
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Twelve trained Sherpa climbers, including ice-fall doctors, collected approximately 10,386 kg of garbage from the mountain.<\/p>\n
Of the total trash collected, 5,049 kg were recycled (including glass, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans), but the remaining non-recyclable material had to be incinerated or sent to landfill.<\/p>\n