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Documentary shows Burning Man’s “Leave No Trace” leaves a lot of trash all over the place

Jason Weisberger
Nov 12, 2025
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Rather than being seen as a drug-fueled party for those with disposable income, Burning Man promotes its “radical self-reliance,” inclusion, and a pledge to “leave no trace” on the dry lake bed it calls home. Locals are tired of the mountains of garbage dumped in their local parking lots, and left of “the playa.”

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