Yeah, read that elsewhere, bloody disappointing, but not totally surprising.
What the hell goes through their heads ?
They managed to cart it all in, it's lighter now, more compact, all that's needed is double bagging of rubbish and remove to a suitable place (preferably the home rubbish / recycle).
Is there something distasteful about handling their own garbage ?
Do they think about leaving it as they found it, so others can enjoy nature in a clean condition ?
Can they really not care ?
What baffles me though is people in the story I read that they want more bins / dumpsters put in to deal with it.
In many remote places, this is simply not an option, some places have trouble disposing of their own minor waste, let alone dealing with selfish visitors needs.
Often too bins are simply left overflowing, creates more problems than it (tries) to solve.
I'd rather see the root of the problem fixed, attitudes and ethos.
Sadly unlikely to happen in todays entitled society.
Wish the majority of the 4WD fraternity would adopt the general bushwalking ethos of "pack it in, take it out" or similarly "take only photographs, leave only footprints".
Of course we walk places very occasionally to find someone has carted a few bottles / cans of beer into some scenic spot, sat there having a drink and watch a sunset or whatever, then left the empties.
Pretty rare though.
Some day it will happen, people won't just be able to drive to places freely, they'll have to book, pay a substantial bond, and only get refunded after their site's been inspected and found clean.
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