New Mystery Trash Can Figures at Walt Disney World

Split image: Left, a hand holds a blue Disney castle box. Right, a hand holds a purple Haunted Mansion box.

Disney continues to embrace the popularity of their trash cans with a new mystery figure series. We picked up a box at Disney Ever After in Disney Springs. Mystery Trash Can Figure – $14.99 The mystery figures come in these yellow and blue trash can-inspired boxes. One box contains one randomly selected trash can. There … Read more

Disneyland Adds Themed Trash Can Statues to Tomorrowland, Cars Land, and More

Three themed food scraps signs at Disneyland Resort: a cone, an alien, and a WALL-E robot each hold “Food Scraps Only” signs.

New themed statues reminding guests to only put food scraps into the green food waste trash cans are appearing around Disneyland Resort. Galactic Grill We spotted the first of these themed food scraps statues at Galactic Grill in Disneyland Park. A small silver robot similar to the BDX droids in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is … Read more

Solar-Powered Trash Can Installed at EPCOT

A recycling bin and a trash compactor bin are placed on a sidewalk near decorative plants and empty tables.

A new solar-powered trash can has been installed in World Showcase at EPCOT, indicating Walt Disney World is testing the technology. Solar Trash Can Installed at EPCOT The trash can is located next to a recycling bin near the Germany Pavilion. Side by side with the old style, it’s clear how much bigger this can … Read more

New Disney Recycling Bins Arrive at Magic Kingdom

A brown recycling bin and a trash can are placed side by side on a busy sidewalk in front of a bakery. People are walking and sitting in the background.

During a recent visit to Magic Kingdom, we noticed new recycling bins on Main Street, U.S.A. New Disney Recycling Bins The old recycling bins, pictured above, have an opening with a circular center and two thin slots to the sides — perfect for a bottle, can, or paper. These bins are still the majority at Magic … Read more

New Trash Cans Arrive at Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has new, simpler trash cans and recycling bins. We spotted this new trash can and recycling bin below a directional sign. The cans are green on top, with blue and yellow on the bottom. The new recycling bin has a wider hole to throw things through. Below are … Read more

PHOTOS: New “World Nature” Neighborhood Trash Cans Pop Up Around EPCOT

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New trash cans have been popping up throughout EPCOT this past week, including colorful new red cans and contactless World Showcase cans. More trash cans with different colors can now be found in Future World, some of which have contactless lids and say “trash please.” Each trash can color matches a different upcoming EPCOT neighborhood. … Read more

PHOTOS: New Contactless Trash Cans Debut in World Showcase at EPCOT

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Following its brief closure in the spring of last year, Walt Disney World reopened in July with several COVID-19 health and safety precautions. These included propping open the lids of trash cans so guests wouldn’t have to touch them. As the COVID-19 precautions were rolled back, trash can lids were no longer propped open. Now, … Read more