Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban

“Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks chief abruptly blocked the plan after conversations with Coca-Cola, a major donor to the National Park Foundation.”

Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban

Plastic bottles are 30% of the park’s trash.