80,000 people attend the event. Not all of them obey the principles. The overwhelming majority do. As stated by a sibling comment, the peak trash density was 7

80,000 people attend the event. Not all of them obey the principles. The overwhelming majority do. As stated by a sibling comment, the peak trash density was 7 square feet in one acre, with the event as a whole coming in at under the 1 square foot per acre mandated by the BLM. Compare this to literally any other event: music festival, political rally, concert, whatever. Your protestations are completely absurd.