Ban the Sale of Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles at National Parks

The Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), would restore guidance banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at national parks.

In 2017, the Trump administration reversed Obama-era guidelines that allowed the National Park Service to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in parks where possible. As a result of the original ban on plastic water bottles, Zion National Park in Utah eliminated the sale of 60,000 water bottles, or 5,000 pounds of plastic waste, by installing bottle-filling stations and selling affordable reusable bottles in their concession stands.

Surfrider Foundation encourages our members and supporters to rise above plastics and bring their reusable water bottles wherever they go, including our beloved National Parks. This legislation will help ensure that our parks can be free of single-use plastic bottle litter and is a necessary step in addressing the blight of plastic pollution worldwide.

You can take action in support of the bill by signing our action alert for the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. Your help is needed to generate more support, please see updated list of co-sponsors below.

CO-SPONSOR UPDATE as of August 19, 2020

List of co-sponsors of House bill H.R. 4236 (original co-sponsors have asterisks):

SPONSOR: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 

Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]* 

Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]* 

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]*

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]*

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]*

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]* 

Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]* 

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]*

Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]*

Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 

Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] 

Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]

Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 

Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 

Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] 

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 

Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 

Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]

Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]

Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]

Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]