It's not a few banana skins - it's hundreds on Ben Nevis, thousands if they weren't collected by volunteers ..... and it's not just Ben Nevis, it's every every mountain, every hillside now visited by increasing numbers of "tourists" - 160,000 ascended Ben Nevis, 600,000 visited Snowdon's peak last year .....

Potassium content.

They are biodegradeable, what about all the water bottles??

Regards Donkeyman!

Mountain guide, Rich Pyne, who organised the event, said: “Tissues and banana skins were in abundance, as were underpants and plastic wrappers.

“We spent an hour there, and ended up with approximately three bin bags each. It was quite a load to carry for five miles.”

He outlined the diverse assortment of the waste collected in 34 bags.

These included banana skins, apple cores, orange peel, toilet roll and wipes, plastic bottles and their tabs, cans and glass bottles, hats, socks, tee shirts, long johns and an umbrella.

There were also cigarette ends, dead flowers, a sleeping bag, beach shelter, half a boot, a pair of jeans, a 5L water bottle and the rest of the porcelain toilet that was carried off last year.

Mr Pyne added: “If every person that went on Ben Nevis took down one piece of litter, the hill would be pristine in about 18 months."

Elsewhere, the iconic Fairy Pools at Skye were also cleaned.

In his report, leader Adrian Trendall wrote: ”We did a circuit around the main car park and removed a shocking amount of beer bottles, cans and plastic bottles.

“More shocking was the amount of toilet paper and associated human waste."

They're part of the problem on Ben Nevis, too:

Volunteers collect 34 bags of rubbish from Ben Nevis

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp...rom-bin-nevis/

October 15, 2018