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Grand Canyon National Park announced its decision to ban the sale of water in disposable containers of less than one gallon this week. The decision will be effective within 30 days. Free water stations are available throughout the park to allow visitors to fill reusable water bottles.
According to the National Park Service, the waste associated with disposable bottles comprises an estimated 20 percent of the park's overall waste stream and 30 percent of the park's recyclables.
Grand Canyon National Park has experienced increasing amounts of litter associated with disposable plastic bottles along trails both on the rim and within the inner canyons.
"We want to minimize both the monetary and environmental costs associated with water packaged in disposable containers," said Grand Canyon Superintendent Dave Uberuaga.
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