Frank Dela Vara, the resort's director of environmental affairs and conservation, helps to point out some of the green innovations Disney has. At the 'Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage', Dela Vara shows that the colorful coral display is not paint, but actually recycled glass. He states that the 30 tons of crushed glass won't break down from UV light or chlorine and exceeds all Air Quality Management standards. A walk down the streets of Disney show that the paint on all Main Street buildings contain no volatile organic compounds. Another green aspect of Disney are the Jungle Cruise boats and the Columbia sailing ship all run on compressed natural gas.
Among all of these rides and concrete might lay Disney's brightest development. Dela Vara says, "Disneyland is an oasis of flora in a sea of urban concrete. [This is the reason for] the famous topiaries (sheared into festive animal shapes) that surround the exterior landscaping. Rather than using chemical pesticides and insecticides, we sought out nonpolluting methods." These methods included joining researchers from UC Berkeley to conduct the first release of Tamarixia in California. Tamarixia (stingless wasps) control aphid-like insects that live inside the flora at Disney, without any chemicals being used to rid the plants of these insects.
Not many people knew that the "kingdom" was green...but Disney had been contributing to the environment long before the current green trends took hold. Along with all the other key features they do, Disney also recycles 4,000 tons of waste materials per year. So, all in all, the above evidence proves that Disney is definitely being eco-friendly. Given it's economic footprint, going green only made good corporate sense. With its massive amount of visitors also demanding changes, Disney only cemented its commitment to the environment with these new changes. Our hats are off to you, Mickey & Disney!
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