Leave no trace: Finland removes litter bins from national parks
Leave no trace: Finland removes litter bins from national parks
The practice of litter-free hiking is becoming increasingly popular.
I've never understood how people who enjoy hiking can also litter.
The whole point is to be out and enjoying nature, how do you think it's ok just to throw your trash everywhere.
In June we hiked the Smokies and at the end of a 3 mile hike at the top of a mountain, you could look over the edge and just see a giant pile of trash
19Fishermen are even worse. I've never been to a popular fishing spot that wasn't littered with every type of garbage imaginable. Littering in general is incredibly infuriating, you will eventually encounter a garbage can, I promise you
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I guess things are different in Finland but in many places that would be an easy way to ensure people would litter all over the place.
16District councilman 1: Hey guys, we ran out of money for the garbage collection service at our national parks. What should we do?
District councilman 2: Crap! Just remove the bins and come up with some feel-good excuse.
10100% this. I'm glad it's working for them. Rubbish bins have been disappearing here in Sweden too, and not just on nature trails. Unfortunately, many new residents don't have the same strict attitude against littering. Now I see plastic and paper bags flying across the fields in the wind and plenty of other litter around in the streets. It's strange how much these things can change in just a few years.
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