A VERY dirty job: Government suggests handing out POOP bags to Burning Man revelers as festival struggles to deal with the mess attendees leave
- The Bureau of Land Management said attendees of the Burning Man festival have been defecating on the grounds
- The agency said they will place signs around the grounds to inform attendees about location of porta pottys as well as proper restroom use
- Staff and volunteers are expected to hand out poop bags as way to prevent any further mess
- The event is scheduled for August 26-September 3 in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno
A federal agency that oversees the Burning Man celebration has suggested attendees should receive bags for defecation purposes, citing that the matter has become a growing problem in recent years.
The Bureau of Land Management said attendees have been known to use the bathroom in areas of the deep playa- a location far from Black Rock City - where there are no portable restrooms available for use.
Scheduled for August 26 - September 3 in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, the event attracts around 80,000 people from around the world.
Two participants embrace as an art installation burns in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, U.S. August 31, 2017. A federal agency says attendees have been defecating on the grounds of the Burning Man festival
In this Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, the 'Man' burns on the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man near Gerlach
According to WSOCTV, several attendees who use the bathroom have also misused the facilities.
'In years past, retrieval efforts have surfaced a mattress, a full roast chicken and thousands of cigarette butts and baby wipes,' the news station reported.
'Though a dirty job, it's vital for the Burning Man organization to leave the desert spotless since it is a federally protected national conservation area.'
In this Aug. 29, 2014, file photo, Burning Man participants walk through dust at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach
A mutant vehicle drives through the city as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, U.S. September 1, 2017
In this Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 photo, a couple cycling through the playa pauses during a dust storm at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach
The federal agency said they will place signs around the grounds to inform attendees about location of porta pottys as well as proper restroom use.
While Burning Man staff 'search for and quickly clean up human waste deposited during deep playa music events,' the agency is still calling for them to 'hand out or ask Burners to bring pee bottle and poop bags for camp and deep playa events,' according to the news station.
The festival annually allows attendees to set up DJ booths, art, cars, sculptures and other creations, the Burning Man website said.
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