Remember these animals are wild and a potential danger to human life. Animals that become dependent on human food often raid campsites or populated areas in search of food and often must be destroyed. These are just a few of the reasons it is important to leave a clean campsite. Trash Have participants divide their trash into burnable and nonburnable items. Bring out the partially burned items you collected for your activity and explain that not everything burns.
Some items require a very hot fire and take a long time to burn.
These remain as litter in the campsite. Burning trash also puts odors into the air and the fire site that can attract animals and flies to the site. Many places have fire restrictions that do not allow open fires. Campers should not burn trash as a disposal option. Plan to pack it out.