This Zero-Waste Yellowstone Safari Is Next-Level Leave No Trace
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Natural Habitat Adventures wants to reduce the national park’s staggering amount of waste—and give you an awesome summer safari
JEN MURPHY
The leave-no-trace concept sounds simple, yet each year, over 100 million pounds of waste is generated in national parks. Natural Habitat Adventures, the world’s first carbon-neutral travel company, aims to reduce that number with a new zero-waste safari in Yellowstone National Park. More than a year of research went into this industry-first expedition. The goal, says the company’s sustainability director, Court Whelan, is to divert 99% or more of all on-trip waste produced throughout the week. From your glamping base just outside of Big Sky, Montana, you’ll dine on locally sourced foods without plastic plates, cups, or straws and scrape leftovers into a compost pile after each meal. Everything that can’t be recycled or composted locally will be brought back to the company’s headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, and handed off to TerraCycle, a company that recycles otherwise unprocessable waste. The hope is that you’ll leave with memories of bison, elk, and wolf encounters as well as new habits you can use back home. From $5,695; July 6–12.