Disney Parks all over the globe use huge amounts of materials and resources every day to accommodate the wild number of passionate visitors entering its gates and living in the Disney “bubble” for any length of time. With that, Disney Parks are taking steps to be more sustainable, and Disneyland Paris has just laid out its iniatives to help.
Disneyland Paris has been working with the non-profit organization SapoCycle to recycled used bars of soap from its hotel rooms and are redistributing to those in need across France. Over the last year, Disneyland Paris’ hotels collected more than 2.5 tons of soap for recycling and has redistributed soap to roughly 5,600 households.
Another step Disneyland Paris is making in the recycling realm is taking worn or damaged costumes and recycling them into insulating wire or felt. The goal here for the theme park is to recycle 50,000 costume pieces annually.
Lastly, Disneyland Paris just began construction on the final phase of a solar canopy plan, which will be the largest of its kind in Europe, aiming to be completed by the end of 2023. The solar canopy will produce 36 GWh per year, which is equal to the amount of energy used by a town of about 17,400 people.
“As the top tourist destination in Europe, we have a responsibility to continue to operate and grow our business in a way that will allow us to deliver a positive environmental legacy for future generations,” said Natacha Rafalski, Disneyland Paris’ president.