Bail buckets lines with garbage bags make convenient trash cans around camp. If you smoke, put butts in your pocket until you can dispose of them with the trash. Some paper items can be burned in a campfire, but much of the paper packaging used today is lined with non-burnable foil or plastic, so it is best to get in the habit of carrying everything out. Other items such as tin and aluminum cans, plastic, tin foil and glass are not burnable and must be packed out. Recycle these if possible.
Garbage is organic waste left over from meals.
This type of waste can be easily reduced by careful planning and preparation. Food scraps should be picked up from around the kitchen area and packed out. This helps keep the ants, flies and mice to a minimum at high-use campsites. Waste water should also be strained before disposing to remove any food particles. Any leftovers should be either saved and eaten later, or put in a plastic bag or other container and carried out.