Druk Path Trek Cleaning

The growing issue of Waste Management in tourist destinations,

The need to take necessary steps to ensure prevention and management of waste along the trek routes, camp sites, road side amenities, village home stays and

The need to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to set out the working arrangements between the Tourism Council of Bhutan and Bhutan Swallowtail, the deed was thus signed. 

After elaborate discussion of each step from both the parties, on 26 August 2018 a team of 12 staff from Bhutan Swallowtail, one trekking chef, 15 horses and one horseman ventured with 60 big empty sacks, sickles, gloves, tents and some food items to clear all the trashes, cans and plastics, degradable as well as non degradable, organic as well as inorganic on Druk Path Trek Route – the most popular trek in Bhutan but also gravely polluted.

1. Trash management in and around each campsite at a 30 meters radius
2. Trash Management on Trekking routes at 15 meters radius
3. Provisions of sustainable clean drinking water and source at each camp site
4. Proper camp site management

1. Plastic Trash - 34 Sacks
2. Glasses and Bottles - 13 Sacks
   
3. Tins and Cans - 17 Sacks
   
4. Others - 11 sacks
   

1. Plastic Trash - 32 Sacks
2. Glasses and Bottles - 18 Sacks
3. Tins and Cans - 15 Sacks
4. Others - 16 sacks