China to add "eco-friendly" toilet on Mount Everest
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Tackling the waste problem
Climbers with pressing needs on Mount Everest will soon find an "eco-friendly" toilet at a Chinese campsite 7,028 metres above sea level in an ongoing campaign to deal with the peak’s waste problem.
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Pervasive facilities
The waste will be collected and brought down the mountain.
Similar facilities have been installed at lower camps, including at the 5,200-metre north base camp, in previous years, according to Xinhua.
Similar facilities have been installed at lower camps, including at the 5,200-metre north base camp, in previous years, according to Xinhua.