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Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

Tents, alcohol, food: towns complain of trash left by Burning Man attendees

An image showing center camp and rods ring road at the Burning Man Festival in 2022.
An image showing center camp and rods ring road at the Burning Man Festival in 2022. Photograph: AP

Burning Man has become known for wild outfits, utopian philosophy, rich techies and celebrity attendees and, increasingly, frustrated locals in nearby towns.

Nearly 80,000 people pour into Nevada’s Black Rock Desert each year for the countercultural festival with community principles that include leaving no trace in the environment and protecting social networks and public spaces.

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