By Kid Reporter KANONI WILDER, age 9

- PHOTO: Flickr/Mr. T in DC

A ban on plastic bottles in the Grand Canyon, which has a big litter problem, was set to take action on January 1, 2012, until the National Park Service Director called it off after a meeting with Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola gives a lot of money to the National Parks Foundation. Now the ban may go through since the public complained and wrote a petition in favor of the ban.
The view from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. PHOTO: Flickr/StuSeeger
DID YOU KNOW…
- The Grand Canyon is considered one of the seven Wonders of the Natural World.
- The canyon is over a mile deep and 277 miles long!
- Grand Canyon National Park is the 15th largest park in the United States.
littering sucks! 🙁