In reply to Alex Hofmann:
Last year a small collection of mountain professionals and casual walkers joined forces to take part in cleaning up the three national highest peaks. I assume the same will be happening again this year, if you want to get involved, I can put you intouch with the guy who organised it or alternatively, if you want to join on to one of the clean-ups the Snowdonia Society perform each year, I can get you their details too (or just google it).
I both work and play on snowdon many times each year and I make it my duty to at least carry out more rubbish than I create (which I also carry out).
It's too easy to get upset about the amount of litter and I believe only a small amount of it is from people who don't give a damn - you'd be hard pressed to stop these individuals.
My hypothesis is that the majority of rubbish is that which falls out of people's pockets, blows out their hands or generally fumbles it and fails to retrieve it.
The majority of these events are avoidable and I will often tell people their water bottle looks unsecured or they've dropped a milky way wrapper when they pulled out their camera.
However, the number of people who think banana skins and orange peel are going to just rot away by discarding it worries me the most. Many people I've talked to are surprised when I mention the amount of time it takes a banana skin to rot away, so there's a lot to be said for education in this instance.
Regards
Anthony
Post edited at 14:45