Mt. Everest biogas digester project aims to treat human waste

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 04:00 in Earth & Climate

"I climbed Mount Everest." This is a boast that some climbers worldwide may think about as the reward for the biggest challenge of a lifetime. For Nepalese and foreign professionals who work there, getting up and down is not the only issue weighing on their minds. Climbers and adventurous trekkers arrive at the world-famous site and then leave with their memories but the human waste that they leave behind is a problem. The waste is attended to but there is a problem.

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