Utah State University: National Trash - Reducing Waste Produced in U.S. National Parks
June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019
LOGAN, Utah, June 21 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades or the inspiring viewscapes of the Grand Tetons. You probably don't envision 100 million pounds of mashed water bottles, barbecue-smudged paper plates and crumpled coffee cups - but that is the staggering quantity of garbage that is generated in our National Parks each year. And ha . . .
When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades or the inspiring viewscapes of the Grand Tetons. You probably don't envision 100 million pounds of mashed water bottles, barbecue-smudged paper plates and crumpled coffee cups - but that is the staggering quantity of garbage that is generated in our National Parks each year. And ha . . .