Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Officials in Nepal announced Thursday single-use plastics on or around its side of Mount Everest will be entirely outlawed next year -- as part of an effort to to curb pollution left by climbers and tourists at the world's tallest mountain.
Nepal said the change bars plastic bottles and single-use plastics under .0012 inches thick in Khumbu, a region on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. Area stores will also be prohibited from selling such products.