SPCC

SPCC is the lead organization working to manage waste in Khumbu Region, which form the Sagarmatha National Park and its Buffer Zone and also encompass the core Everest trekking area. Our working area covers all five wards of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality. Since 1997, the SPCC has been contracted by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to set the climbing route through the Khumbu Icefall each year. The SPCC also works to check climbing permits, monitor illegal climbing, and implement waste management strategies at the base camps of the Khumbu area's mountains and peaks including Mt. Everest.We also manage garbage in settlements and along trekking trails in direct coordination with local communities. We conduct all waste management activities including building of waste management infrastructures, waste collection, segregation and treatment/disposal. Currently, we focus on developing sustainable waste management strategies with a long-term goal of keeping..

Also known as: Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee

Registration numbers: 10989 (W)