http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/vanity-pollution-and-death-on-mt-everest

This article from 2013 talks about tourism, pollution, policies, commodification, and some economics of Sagarmatha National Park, and covers a lot of what came up during discussions. The author shows how the government of Nepal is stuck capitalizing on the National Park and its tourists. Catering to the demands of tourists has helped the economy but has also increased the amount of pollution and lack of environmental policies both on Everest and its surrounding area. He pretty much says that sustainability awareness is mostly coming from expeditions, guided tours, and individual trekkers. Implementing more policies and regulations are really just a conversation at the moment and would be really difficult to get approved. Conservation and regulations in the park would reduce the flow of tourists and their money. He also talks about how clean up crews (mostly Sherpas getting paid) are making a dent in the amount of pollution and bodies on Everest, but their is still a lot of work to be done. Their is also a $4000 deposit that expedition teams pay when they get their permits to bring back a certain amount of trash back down. If they don’t bring back anything they loose the $4000, but the pollution problem still remains for tourists who don’t climb Everest but take hikes to base camp and stay in mountain lodges.