A pilot program to distribute waste bags to hikers on Mount Elbert in Colorado successfully cut down the amount of human waste on the massive mountain. Shari Edelson, CC BY-ND If you’re one of the 63 ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Police said the suspect waited outside ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. In Colorado, the problem has gotten so ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shari Edelson, Penn State and B. Derrick Taff, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) If you’re ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why ...