Wild campers are being blamed for the recent increase in human waste around popular attractions.
New Zealand law allows people to defecate in public as long as they believe they are not being seen. But this will now be hardened by the Wilderness Camping Association in response to the accusation that hikers are responsible for a large portion of the human end product that occurs in nature.
Under current legislation, it is an offense for someone to defecate or urinate in a public place (except in public toilets), but if the offender can prove that he has good reason to assume that no one can see him, he can have it. with a fine of $200 (nearly 50,000 HUF).
The Responsible Campers Association will now tighten this regulation by requiring people to prove that they did their work at least 50m from the water’s edge and that they buried it at least 15cm deep.
group spokesperson, Bob Osborne He says it’s not the behavior that’s the problem, it’s the ramifications of it. Wild camping has been in the headlines lately, because it’s becoming more and more trendy, and it’s being blamed on the human end products found in popular destinations. For this reason, several municipalities have banned them from their lands.
According to Osborne, their current proposal can only be a short-term solution, and the long-term goal should be to create more public toilets.
