[4] WAG bags are one method of safely packing out human waste from remote areas and places without facilities.
However, in certain places, such as popular hiking areas or in winter, human waste can accumulate and therefore WAG bags are used to carry out the feces to dispose of later.
[5][6] Use of a WAG bag is a part of the Leave No Trace etiquette.
WAG bags are used in the US Army,[3] in wilderness,[7] and where toilets are not accessible.
[4] They have been proposed in Canada for urban areas where unhoused people lack toilets.