Recycling Company Sorts Waste Collected On Mount Everest

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - AUGUST 18: Workers at Avni pause for lunch surrounded by recycling, some of which was retrieved from Mount Everest, on August 18, 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Avni Ventures is a green social business based in Kathmandu that is pioneering the circular economy in Nepal through PET collection and recycling, green technology R&D, sustainability education, and consultancy services. As the largest responsible plastic waste collection and recycling network in Nepal, Avni has created a formal supply chain, supported waste entrepreneurs, and partnered with local governments to reduce CO2 emissions and eliminate child labor in the waste sector. The company is also the official recycling partner of the Mountain Clean Up Campaign, led and coordinated by the Nepali Army, in charge of sorting and processing the recyclable waste collected from Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. (Photo by Mailee Osten-Tan/Getty Images)