Part of waste reduction is the assurance that we as individuals and families are working toward a cleaner and safer environment to live and camp in. Certain steps on your part will help keep your trash bag clean and odor free. A messy and smelly trash bag attracts animals. Keep yourself and your equipment safe by keeping animals away. Some materials burn nicely such as paper, egg cartons, paper bags, and most other paper or wood products.
Some Materials Burn Incompletely in a campfire.
Temperatures in a campfire are not hot enough for complete combustion of plastics - especially styrofoam. Please, pack these materials out with you when you leave. Some Materials Don't Burn At All in a campfire. Glass, aluminum, tin, batteries, and food stuffs just don't burn in a campfire. Rangers are forced to clean out fire circles of these unburned residues before other patrons arrive.