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Best practices for dealing with human waste in the great outdoors

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76 points rntn | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.265s | source
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slowmovintarget ◴[31 Aug 25 20:27 UTC] No.45086782[source]▶
tl;dr: Prepare ahead of time and take it back with you, or bury it at least 6-8 inches deep and 200 ft. from a water source.

https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/dispose-of-waste-properly/

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1. goingmonk ◴[31 Aug 25 20:37 UTC] No.45086840[source]▶
With the high level of foot traffic in certain parks, packing it out is the only responsible way to deal with it.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/idkt_lnt_3.htm