from The San Francisco Chronicle
Poop is beginning to be a big problem at Burning Man, authorities say
At Burning Man, an annual celebration of experimental art and counterculture in the dusty Nevada desert, experts are contending with the difficult — but necessary — question of human waste.
In a recent report, the Bureau of Land Management described the proliferation of attendees who have apparently forgotten — or cannot make it to — the festival’s restrooms. This is especially a problem in the deep playa, an area far away from the center of the festival and from portable toilets, the Reno Gazette Journal first reported.
The government’s proposal? Poop bags and pee bottles, either to be brought by participants or for staff members to hand out.