Iain R wrote:Yep, back in simpler times we thought "biodegradable" meant just that, your banana skin or applecore would be invisible in a couple of weeks, now we know better.
However, I'll venture the unpopular (but probably widely, if quietly, held) opinion, that we are largely preaching to the converted on forums such as these; the increasing incidence of this and other flytipping in the hills and glens (abandoned cheap camping equipment, anyone?) is largely not perpetrated by the sort of people with a genuine interest in the outdoors, but rather the social media mountaineers and casual visitors who have descended on the hills because they can't go anywhere else justnow. People with no knowledge of, or interest in learning, the etiquette of the outdoors. Not saying there aren't "old hands" who chose not to care, but it's a minority compared to the alternative.
We can chunter on here all we like about how good we are at leaving no trace, but let's face it, we all recognise the true culprits, and they don't tend to be regular denizens of walking and climbing forums. Doubtless I'll be accused of "gatekeeping" or asked for statistical evidence, but let's open our eyes for a minute here...
Very true. Most of us on here don't leave litter and worse in the hills, I hope.
The folks that do are unlikely to frequent this forum(and as you say are only in the hills because they can't easily go elsewhere) and, I think, wouldn't change their behaviour if they did. I find it difficult to believe anyone who leaves litter in the hills thinks it is OK to do so. They know very well it is not acceptable but just don't care.
I don't know what the solution is and perhaps the problem will reduce when all COVID19 related restrictions are lifted and they go somewhere else, though I wouldn't wish such behaviour on any other place.
Dave