S 1926 · 119th Congress

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

This bill asks the National Park Service to reduce the use of disposable plastic products across all national parks. The main focus is eliminating the sale of bottled water in plastic bottles and reducing other single-use plastics like plastic bags, food containers, and foam products. However, the bill is flexible—p…

Sponsor

Merkley, Jeff (D-Oregon)

Introduced

2025-06-02

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Latest action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.