Khumbu Icefall Route Construction
SPCC has been overseeing the construction of Khumbu Icefall Route for climbing Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Nuptse since 1997
Route Setting in Island Peak
SPCC setup route for climbers in Island Peak, the most popular peak of Khumbu Region
Khumbu Icefall Route
In every climbing season our icefall doctors setup and maintain safe route for climbers through Khumbu Icefall
Strengthening Community Participation in Waste Management
SPCC works in partnership with 23 local partners in various settlements providing them financial and technical supports for waste management.
Monitoring of Illegal Climbers and Garbage in the mountains
SPCC checks climbing permits, monitors illegal climbing, and implement waste management strategies at the base camps of the Khumbu area’s mountains and peaks including Mt. Everest
Awareness Programs at School
SPCC conducts regular awareness programs on waste management and organize clean-up campaigns at various schools located in Khumbu Region
Transforming Ideas into Practice
Reusing PET bottles to build garbage bin. SPCC looks for opportunities for waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
Building Waste Infrastructures
SPCC builds and manages waste management infrastructures, including garbage bins, collection centers and waste management facilities
Annual Cleanup Campaign
SPCC conducts weeklong annual cleanup campaign along major trekking trails and passes of Khumbu Region.
About Us
The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) is a community-based NGO established by the local Sherpa people of Khumbu in 1991. It 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. SPCC has been continuously working to keep Khumbu clean through development of appropriate waste management infrastructures, and integrating sustainable waste management approaches, such as setting up a system for waste segregation, strengthening community participation, dissemination of public education, and finding opportunities for waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Since 1997, SPCC has been contracted by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to set the climbing route through the Khumbu Icefall. 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.
Our Works
Solid Waste Management
SPCC is the authorized local organization responsible for monitoring garbage in the permit required mountains under MoCTCA and NMA registered peaks through garbage declaration and clearance system. ....
Awareness Programs and Cleanup Campaigns
SPCC has been conducting various awareness programs to aware the local communities, trekkers, guides, porters and students by organizing annual cleanup campaign,....
Illegal Climbing Control Project
Since 2000 Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) have been working together on the ‘Illegal Climbing Control Project’ in the Khumbu Region. SPCC is the authorized............
Khumbu Icefall Route Construction Project
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. This route between Base Camp and C........
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
For many years, SPCC’s priority has been in solid waste management of Khumbu Region. However, as the problem of human waste has been emerging in the Region, SPCC has started taking several initiatives to add......
Carry Me Back (CMB) Project
The “Carry Me Back” (CMB) project was initiated by Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) and Sagarmatha Next to transport semi-processed recyclable wastes, such as aluminum cans, PET bottles, tins etc. from Khumbu to Kathmandu for recycling with voluntary support from trekkers and guides.
Waste Management along Trekking Trails
The Everest Region is one of the most popular trekking destinations of world and is visited by thousands of trekkers each year from all around the globe. Since the first scalin .......,............
Waste Management in Settlements
Since its inception, SPCC has been taking various initiatives to address waste management issues in the settlements by developing appropriate strategies to manage garbage produced by business enterprises and local..............
Waste Segregation,Treatment and Disposal
SPCC continues to focus on strengthening proper system for waste segregation at the base camps, along trekking trails and in various settlements so that all types of wastes don’t end up in a dumping pit.
Waste Reuse and Recycling
We have taken several initiatives at local level to reuse and recycling wastes. We have built two garbage bins reusing PET bottles as building materials. We have created beautiful bags reusing tents crushed...............
Waste Management in the Mountains
SPCC is the authorized local organization responsible for monitoring garbage in the permit required mountains under MoCTCA and NMA registered peaks through garbage declaration and clearance system.......................
Cleanup Campaigns
SPCC in coordination with various government and non-government organizations conducted cleanup campaigns in Mt. Everest and Mt. Ama Dablam.
Our Partners
