The Zero Landfill Project is a collaborative effort of the following partners
Links to Partners
[The National Park Service / National Parks Conservation Association / Subaru of America, Inc. / National Park Foundation]
[Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. / Denali Education Center / Aramark Leisure / Grand Teton Lodge Company]
[Signal Mountain Lodge / Recycle Across America / Leave No Trace / Terracycle]
Links to Community Partners
[Denali / Grand Teton/ Yosemite]
Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts, and accessories through a network of more than 620 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants, and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
National Park Foundation
The National Park Foundation works to protect wildlife and park lands, preserve history and culture, educate and engage youth, and connect people everywhere to the wonder of parks. We do this in collaboration with the National Park Service, the park partner community, and with the generous support of donors, without whom our work would not be possible.
The National Park Service
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 407 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities.
National Parks Conservation Association
Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than one million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage for future generations.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) is the home of North American Subaru production. An industry leader in environmental stewardship, SIA was the first auto assembly plant in America to achieve zero landfill status, and SIA’s entire 832-acre site has been designated a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SIA’s community outreach programs include providing charitable contributions and corporate sponsorships, hosting charitable events on-site, donating vehicles and vehicle parts to educational institutions and encouraging Associate volunteerism, which supports hundreds of non-profit organizations and schools throughout Indiana annually.
Denali Education Center
Denali Education Center connects people to Denali through fun, informative, and inspiring programs that build lifelong friendships, lasting memories, and a connection to nature. A for-purpose educational partner of Denali National Park since 1989, they serve visitors and residents with multi-day learning vacations on their 10-acre campus, day programs, field trips, and special events. Through hands-on explorations in Denali, participants develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world by discovering and investigating one of the world’s most pristine wilderness classrooms.
Aramark Leisure
Contracted concession operators for Denali and Yosemite National Parks. Aramark’s Leisure division delivers authentic and memorable experiences at national and state parks, national forests, conference centers, specialty hotels, museums and other tourist destinations throughout the United States. In partnership with its clients, Aramark seeks to enhance the guest experience by offering industry-leading hospitality, environmental stewardship, recreational and interpretive programs.
Grand Teton Lodge Company
Grand Teton Lodge Company is a brand of Vail Resorts and is governed within the corporate stewardship program EpicPromise™, which includes a commitment to zero waste to landfill by 2030. Park operations cover Jenny Lake, Jackson Lake, Colter Bay Village, Gros Ventre and Flagg Ranch. Their operations are supported by more than 1,000 employees and encompass nearly 800 lodge rooms and cabins, 830 campsites, conference and event space, a variety of restaurants, retail and service stations, visitor activities, and marina operations.
Signal Mountain Lodge
Since it’s simple beginnings in the late 1920’s, Signal Mountain Lodge has offered visitor services adjacent to Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Operated within Forever Resorts, Grand Teton operations covers Signal Mountain Lodge, Leeks Marina, and Lizard Creek and includes a variety of guest rooms and cabins, two campgrounds, four restaurants, two marinas, several retail and service stations, and visitor activities. Since the 1980’s, their award-winning commitments to environmental best practices have focused on waste reduction and recycling, sustainable purchasing, water quality, and energy and water conservation.
Recycle Across America
Recycle Across America(R); (RAA) and Recycle Across the World(R); (RAW) are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to expediting environmental progress by creating the world's first and only society-wide standardized labeling system for recycling bins to make it easier for people to begin to recycle right, wherever they might be. Additionally, Recycle Across America is helping people understand the importance of recycling right, with the introduction of the first celebrity-led solution-driven PSA campaign -- called "Let's recycle right!"R) a.k.a. "Let's"(R).
Leave No Trace
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a Colorado-based, national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the environment by teaching people to enjoy it responsibly. The Leave No Trace Center has delivered educational programs in the United States and internationally since 1994 working to educate, build partnerships, conduct research on best practices, and empower volunteerism.
Terracycle
TerraCycle was founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, then a student at Princeton University, on a mission towards Eliminating the Idea of Waste®. From these humble beginnings TerraCycle has grown into the global leader in collecting and repurposing hard-to-recycle waste: operating in over 20 countries, engaging over 80 million people, and recycling billions of pieces of waste through various innovative platforms.
Community Partners
Denali
Air Land Transport / Denali Borough / Denali Borough School District / Denali Chamber of Commerce / Denali Education Center / Holland American Princess/Denali Princess Lodge / Native Village of Cantwell/Recycling / Old Harbor (Denali Bluffs Hotel) / Pacific Waste Susitna Organics / Talkeetna Recycling Committee / Valley Community Recycling Solutions
Grand Teton
Grand Teton National Park Foundation / Grand Teton Association / Haderlie Farms / Jackson Hole High School / Jackson Hole Public Art / Riverwind Foundation / Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling / Teton Science Schools / West Yellowstone Composting Facility / Westbank Sanitation
Yosemite
Mariposa County Landfill & Recycling Center / Nature Bridge / Recology / Yosemite Climbing Association/Yosemite Facelift / Yosemite Conservancy / Yosemite Gateway Partners