What should you do with trash and spilled food before leaving camp?

Inspect and remove it, even if it is not yours.

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  1. Bury it deep
  2. Leave it for animals
  3. Inspect and remove it, even if it is not yours ✔

Why: Inspecting your campsite and removing trash, even others' trash, follows Leave No Trace.

Huh, didn't know that: Inspecting your campsite and removing trash, even others' trash, follows Leave No Trace.

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Answer: Inspect and remove it, even if it is not yours. Inspecting your campsite and removing trash, even others' trash, follows Leave No Trace.

  1. Scouting America: Camping www.scouting.org/merit-badges/camping
    Remove anything you find, even if it didn’t belong to you in the first place.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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