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Green tip of the week: Don’t let your poop start a forest fire

For all those spending time off the beaten path this season, you might want to think twice before you burn evidence of your bathroom breaks. A cyclist riding through Idaho’s Boise Foothills sparked a 40-hectare forest fire last month after burning his toilet paper in a ravine. Best to bury it, or better still, as the Scouts suggest, pack the paper out.

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