Thread: Burying camping rubbish in the bush

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Burn, bash and bury used to be the mantra for air drops in S.W. Tas in the 1960s.
Not anymore!
Cheers

I was in Cubs in the mid 70’s when they changed that in the Scouting movement - All the literature for camping had nice pics of a Scout performing said burn bash and bury.

The accepted practice now, particularly in any campsite in the Vic high country, is a modified 'burn bash bury' wherein any food tins are just chucked on the campfire and left there.

On the dunny subject, when we travelled the Anne Beadell Hwy in 2021 there was literature from the SA parks dept that that instructed to dig a deep hole to crap in and then burn the paper in the hole. We still do this in most areas (heck, it's kinda fun) and I think it is an effective way to prevent the bumf streamer situation. Seems though that a lot of people forgot to take a shovel.

I burn and bash cans to get rid of food residue then bag them up to take home.

A few years ago, in WA, we stopped at a rest stop where there were no toilets. The bush close to the stop was littered with toilet paper. The miscreants couldn’t even burn and bury.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I burn and bash cans to get rid of food residue then bag them up to take home.

A few years ago, in WA, we stopped at a rest stop where there were no toilets. The bush close to the stop was littered with toilet paper. The miscreants couldn’t even burn and bury.

That describes every rest stop in every state now.

Originally Posted by POD

That describes every rest stop in every state now.

I think it was Douglas Adams, in one of the Hitchhiker books, who described it as a SEP field. Somebody Else's Problem. Pretty much describes the attitude. Anyone else noticed that litter on suburban roads is often the remnants of a discarded meal from the Arches? Same thing.

Originally Posted by Tins

I think it was Douglas Adams, in one of the Hitchhiker books, who described it as a SEP field. Somebody Else's Problem. Pretty much describes the attitude. Anyone else noticed that litter on suburban roads is often the remnants of a discarded meal from the Arches? Same thing.

Litter is part of their marketing plan.

We've seen truck drivers just throwing their take-away rubbish out the window many times. Others drop it out the cab at parking spots. Many people just don't seem to bother even if bins are right next to them. Nappies tucked behind trees and bushes by mums, anywhere except into their vehicles again regardless of bins being available.
I remember some years back there was a bush fire near a popular camping and driving spot down south and the club we were in at the time, and others, decided to do a clean-up while the bush was cleared a bit.
Absolutely unbelievable the amount of rubbish collected by lunchtime. So much so that we ran out of bags provided by the parks and wildlife people.
And you can bet many of these lovely people who toss it out the window or throw it in the bush are the same ones shouting about how they 'love a sunburned country' every Australia Day. Check out the South Perth foreshore after their celebrations every year.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

We've seen truck drivers just throwing their take-away rubbish out the window many times. Others drop it out the cab at parking spots. Many people just don't seem to bother even if bins are right next to them. Nappies tucked behind trees and bushes by mums, anywhere except into their vehicles again regardless of bins being available.
I remember some years back there was a bush fire near a popular camping and driving spot down south and the club we were in at the time, and others, decided to do a clean-up while the bush was cleared a bit.
Absolutely unbelievable the amount of rubbish collected by lunchtime. So much so that we ran out of bags provided by the parks and wildlife people.
And you can bet many of these lovely people who toss it out the window or throw it in the bush are the same ones shouting about how they 'love a sunburned country' every Australia Day. Check out the South Perth foreshore after their celebrations every year.
AlanH.

As mentioned earlier, this is what their homes look like.