Avoid places when impact is just beginning. Reduce litter at the source. Repackage food into reusable containers. Trash is the non-food waste brought into the backcountry. Small pieces of trash such as candy wrappers and twist ties fall out of pockets and litter trails.
Garbage is food waste left over from cooking.
Reduce this type of waste by planning meals carefully. All food scraps should be packed out. Please pick up after less thoughtful people who have gone before you. All trailside camps at Mount Rainier have pit or composting toilets. To promote decomposition, choose a site in organic soil rather than sandy mineral soil.