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ALASKA

Road Scholars Preserving

Denali National Park

One (Re-Usable) Bento Box at Time

In a place as remote as Denali National Park, the participants get a crash course in the Zero Landfill
impact of tourists and their trash can be a pretty Initiative and learn what items can be recycled
big deal. In fact, visitors to the park can typically or composted on campus and in the park. We
generate 320 tons of garbage in a summer season. provide reusable bento boxes when eating to-go

In 2015, our Program Provider in Denali co- lunches in the field and encourage participants to
founded the Zero Landfill Initiative to reduce the reuse items like water bottles during their stay to
amount of the park’s waste. In 2021, the initiative help reduce their impact.

diverted 34% of the park’s trash (up from 16% in Our sustainability practices in Denali extend well

2016) through expanded recycling opportunities, beyond the Zero Landfill Initiative. Road Scholars
encouraging the use of reusable products and will eat meals using ingredients freshly harvested
piloting composting programs.
from a small on-campus garden and from local

farms. Participants are encouraged to reuse their
Since the beginning of this initiative, we have guest towels to save water and electricity, and will
educated and encouraged Road Scholars in encounter a host of sustainable products while in
Denali National Park to be more mindful of the the park.
impact of their waste. On their first day in Denali,

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