[pct-l] Hiker Trash

[Alley Kitten]

Mayhaps a bit of "social humiliation" is in order ;) This is something my
husband and I do just about everywhere we go. If you're camping in an area
where there are other people around, make a big, loud deal about picking up
trash. Or, if your trailmate is stashing their own trash, make a big to-do,
"Oh man! You're so awesome! I'm so glad I'm traveling with someone who cares
enough to pick up their trash! I can't believe what PIGS there are out
here!" People who are irritated along with you will laugh... Pigs will be
embarrassed, realize people are watching them and might be shamed into
cleaning up after their nasty selves ;)

[This started when I would take my niece places with me. And, I'd say stuff
like, "I'm so glad I happen to be here with the ONLY kid who knows how to
follow the rules!" I do it to strangers, too: "Wow! I can't believe we
managed to get in line with the best behaved kids in this store!]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>wrote:

> Pigs are pigs. Talking to them won't change most of them; they're in a
> world
> of their own.
>
> Unfortunately, the time spent picking up other folk's trash along the way
> can really add up. Just the space it takes up in your pack can be enough to
> discourage all but the truly dedicated. I didn't go hiking to pick up
> someone's garbage and carry it for multiple days whilst generating my own.
> I'll pick up one quart baggie worth, but that's about it.  Solid trash gets
> priority over paper and food scraps. Sorry, but I need the rest of my OP
> sack capacity for my own trash and used TP.
>
> Day hikes and overnight/weekend trips are different. We routinely carry
> extra trash bags just for cleaning up after the uncaring, mindless slobs.
> My
> wife and I even picked up a discarded, dirty, and very soggy sleeping bag
> along the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia Gorge, but only because we knew
> there was a trash can located at the trailhead.
>
>
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