They've closed the Tibetian route up Mount Everest to tourists due to the trash buildup.
Chinese officials said although the entrance is closed, tourists can still visit the Rongpo monastery area at 16,400 feet above sea level. Only those with climber permits, however, will be allowed to go to the base camp about 600 feet higher, and beyond.
In 2014, officials in Nepal ordered climbers and tourists going to the mountain must return with an extra 18 pounds of garbage, The New York Times reported last year. Chinese officials have also followed Nepal's lead in asking climbers to return with litter once they come down, or pay a fine.
Chinese officials said state-run media said cleanup of the mountainside will also include removing bodies of dead climbers from prior climbs located higher than 26,200 feet.
The litter return part seems reasonable enough, but I doubt they'll get many takers for corpse removal duty.