You May Be Surprised To Learn How Disney World Recycles This Item!
Yesterday, we shared what happens to Gingerbread displays after the holidays. Today, we’ll take a look at how Disney World recycles another item, and like the Gingerbread displays, this may surprise you!
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Yesterday, we learned that bees play a part in the Gingerbread display deconstruction process. In short, after Disney Cast Members take the holiday decorations apart, bees feed on the remaining frosting.
Recycling
Today, Disney Parks Blog is giving us an inside look into what happens to glass bottles from Walt Disney World. Glass is collected from recycle bins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
Then, it’s crushed into tiny pieces in a glass pulverizer. Different size remnants are collected, in gravel and sand-like textures.
Disney shares that it only takes 30 seconds for jars and bottles to transform into soft sand! The machine can take on up to 2,000 pounds of glass per hour.
Converting glass into sand and gravel is a great alternative to tossing it in a landfill. So, what does Disney World actually do with the substance?
At Fort Wilderness, it’s used to fill in holes on gravel roads and horseback riding trails! The process ensures there will be no sharp edges, making it perfectly safe to walk on.
In addition, fewer dust results in a cleaner experience! Disney World is considering using the material in other ways in the future.
Possibilities include “roadbeds, golf course bunkers, filtration systems, sandbags, and drainage improvements.” It may even eventually be used in sidewalks, tennis courts, and coastal restoration.
It’s really interesting to see the ways Disney takes ordinary items, and transforms them for the sake of the environment. Are you surprised at how Disney World recycles glass bottles? I certainly am!