What waste is generated by Disney?

The waste generated at Disney on a daily basis is staggering; 25 000 tonnes of food scraps, packaging, bottles and cans, broken toys, nappies, discarded accessories and deflated balloons. The park is working on diverting 60% of recyclables from landfill and incinerators. Currently, the recycling rate hovers around 45%.



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When prepared food goes unused at Disney Parks, it doesn't get tossed—it gets donated. The Disneyland® Resort donates over 2,000 pounds each month to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.

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The resort also uses drought-tolerant plants in places like Cars Land and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. It has converted all of its restroom fixtures to be low-flow or ultra-low-flow, saving over 100 million gallons of water a year. Disneyland also partners with Orange County to recirculate water.

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In the early 1960s, a salesman for Alex Foods noticed the Casa De Fritos folks discarding the tortillas and suggested cutting them up and frying them into chips; Alex Foods produced the chips and provided them to Casa De Fritos, and the chips became popular with patrons.

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In our 2018 survey of Disneyland employees, “Working for the Mouse,” Dan Fleming and I found that workers were paid so little that 11 percent reported being homeless at some point in the previous two years, two-thirds said they didn't have enough food to eat three meals a day, and three-quarters said they couldn't ...

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Since March 2020, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products donated nearly $20 million worth of food to hunger-relief organizations supporting communities globally – that's the equivalent of more than 2.1 million meals*. Disney has a long legacy of donating food to communities in need.

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Disneyland History: Oldest Things at Disneyland! Petrified Tree: Weighing in at over five tons, the Petrified Tree in Frontierland is believed to be nearly 70 million years old.

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