Public parks present an opportunity to demonstrate leaderhip and model Zero Waste initiatives for the public.
- Upstream is leading a multi-year, multi-stakeholder project to shift the Grand Canyon National Park’s concessions, both dine-in and to-go, from single-use to reuse — creating the nation’s largest reuse system. Along with successful implementation at the Grand Canyon, the goal is to create a model for open loop reuse for national parks. By October of 2025, Upstream will have completed in-person data collection and stakeholder analysis, conducted two week-long design sprints, and progressed through seven months of implementation planning. During the session, Madhavi Trisha will speak to the project’s unique challenges and successes so far.
Speakers:
- Madhavi Trikha, Data Science Specialist, Upstream
- Alison Waliszewski, Director of Regional Policy & Program Development, 5 Gyres