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From Friday Five. Www.westprint.com.au. 10/11/17 Rubbish The last funnies line is very similar to what I have pondered for quite some time... When does rubbish become a relic? i.e. a thrown away tobacco tin may seem to be rubbish but if it was proven to be from (example) Burke and Wills it would be a valuable relic. Andrew. In 2012 I travelled the Cordillo Downs road from Innamincka to Birdsville a couple of weeks after the races to see rum and coke cans and stubbies all along the way. The bogan element is getting larger. Just a comment on one of the camping tips re the use of baby wipes. Although these are great pieces of kit, people should realise that these items "never" break down and if used should be burnt on the campfire. Although not pertinent to camping, there are some horrendous stories of sewer blockages caused by large volumes of these "useful items". Perry I agree with Perry. It is disappointing to see how many baby wipes are floating around the outback these days. They are marketed as ‘flushable’ and people assume that means biodegradable. Sadly, they are neither. I did some researching about how long the supposedly biodegradable toilet paper takes to disappear. I found many answers and most estimates were between five to forty years. Toilet paper will start to break down in a matter of months…but only if it is kept moist. If it remains dry, toilet paper will remain in the bush for at least five years and probably more likely toward the 40-year end of the scale. I can’t even imagine how long a baby wipe would last in the bush. PA274374