It’s… a circle of food! Disney parks are known for their iconic menu items, from turkey legs to churros, but did you know that the food cycle continues after you leave a Disney park?
Ahead of Earth Day, Disney shared an insight into what happens to food waste and unserved food in parks. A menu is planned that anticipates what will be served.
“We are committed to reducing food waste with the goal of zero waste to landfill across our Disney parks.” Chef Michael Gonsalvessaid a Walt Disney World Resort chef. “To support this effort, we seek to maximize the diversion of food waste. Considering our carbon footprint and its impact on our world, the vision and dedication to advancing a sustainable zero-waste model should be the goal for everyone on this planet.
Any scraps left by guests will be collected in assigned food waste bins and used in a variety of ways including composting. Just last year, Walt Disney World Resort composted a whopping 15 million pounds of unusable food waste.
“At the Walt Disney World Resort, food waste is sent to an off-site commercial composting facility where it is naturally decomposed and recycled into nutrient-rich soil products commonly used in gardening, agriculture, landscaping and more. will be,” said Disney. “In fact, compost soil made from food waste at Walt Disney World is used to fertilize the plants at Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Restaurant Saurus and Rafiki’s Planet Watch’s Pollinator Garden.” I have.”
On the West Coast, used cooking oil from restaurants around the Disneyland Resort is used to fuel steam trains and Mark Twain Riverboats. In addition to leftover food cooked in Disneyland Resort kitchens, “guest leftover food is diverted from landfills and, where eligible, converted into a modification that helps feed livestock.” , overseas, Hong Kong Disneyland converts food waste into energy, and Disneyland Paris also recovers 93% of food waste.
Doesn’t the Disney park serve “eligible for human consumption” prepared meals? Donations are donated to local food banks such as Second Harvest Food Bank. Disney says he has donated more than $14.6 million in food to hunger relief organizations around the world since March 2020.
Disney’s food waste diversion efforts are part of the Disney Planet Possible Program, which aims to build and inspire a more sustainable future.it might small worldbut it’s our world after all.
