Real world impact at the Grand Canyon

Upstream is leading a multi-year, multi-stakeholder, first-in-the-nation project at the Grand Canyon National Park. The project will result in the largest reuse system for dine-in and take-out in the U.S. at the South Rim’s food and beverage locations. We are partnering with concessionaires Xanterra and Delaware North, plus Grand Canyon Conservancy and Leave No Trace.

Read the press release.
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Upstream’s Role

  • Project design

  • Reuse expertise

  • Project management

  • Change management

  • Data analytics

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Facilitation

Project Phases:

Phase I > Stakeholder analysis & engagement, on-site assessment & data collection, design sprints, RFPs, forecast, create Implementation Plan & Education Plan, raise additional funds

Phase II > Execute education and comms plans, install and operationalize reuse ecosystem

Phase III > Modifications as needed, impact analysis, partner debrief and final report, interactive roadmap to scale, presentation and sharing to stakeholders

10 years of reuse at the Grand Canyon means:

“Upstream has the right team in place to put it all together, and I look forward to working with them over the next two-plus years. I am impressed with their experience, knowledge, and professionalism.”

- Susan Manganiello, Xanterra (project partner)