Rubbish Removal
We carry our rubbish out with us – please don’t litter! At each stop two rubbish bags will be placed out: one for cans, paper and plastic; and one for food scraps. Please use them and don’t mix them up!
Your trek will last 8-10 days – your litter will last a lot longer – for example:
| ITEM | Litter Years |
| Cigarette butts | 1-5 years |
| Aluminium cans | 500 years |
| Glass bottles | 1000 years |
| Plastic bags | 10-20 years |
| Plastic coated paper | 5 years |
| Plastic film containers | 20-30 years |
| Nylon fabric | 30-40 years |
| Leather | Up to 50 years |
| Wool socks | 1-5 years |
| Orange & banana peel | Up to 2 years |
| Tin cans | 50 years |
| Plastic 6-pack holders | 100 years |
| Plastic bottles & Styrofoam | Indefinitely |
So don’t be a Kokoda tosser - the Owen Stanley Range is a beautiful, special and fragile environment - please ensure the only things you leave behind are your footprints.