Magical Trash

@magicaltrash

Documenting the trash cans of Disney theme parks & resorts around the world - from the past to the present - for 16 years. Curated by @tannerman.tannerworld.com 🗑️ 💬

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Magical Trash@magicaltrash· 28d

These show up rarely enough that you don't always get a second chance. Be sure to document on sight. 📷 | Cameron Donlon. Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney

Tall brown metal outdoor trash receptacle beside a wet red concrete path and low stone curb, framed by a wooden railing and dense green shrubs.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· 28d

Half-cans turn up wherever space runs tight. Queue lines, treehouse walkways, attraction exits. Low profile by design. Easy to miss by default. Disneyland Paris' Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, in full Adventureland motif. 📷 | Kristof Thijs / Photos Magiques. Used by Permission.

A beige, decorated trash bin for visitors mounted on a wooden treehouse walkway beside rope-net railings and surrounding tree branches.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· 28d

Full-sized Grizzly Peak cans split by function. Recycling gets a circular bottle/can cutout and "Please Recycle." Trash gets a standard inlet flap and "Keep Clean." However, today's half-can has the inlet flap. And "Please Recycle" badge. 📷 | Andy Castro at Dateline Disneyland. Used by Permission.

Two brown Grizzly Peak park bins side-by-side, left with round opening labeled "Bottles Cans" and "Please Recycle," right marked "Keep Clean" for trash.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· 28d

It's #TrashCanTuesday. Half-cans are the rarest field sighting in Disney park trash can documentation. Here's one outside Soarin' at Grizzly Peak Airfield, Disney California Adventure, 2025. 🌐 | buff.ly/hpMYwJd 📷 | @thedudeabidesman.bsky.social Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney

Dark brown Disney California Adventure trash can, half-width, with domed top and riveted panel construction. A Grizzly Peak shield badge centered on the front panel shows two bear silhouettes above a teal banner reading "Please Recycle." Located near the entrance to Soarin' in Grizzly Peak Airfield.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 8

Still one of WDW’s most visually interesting trash cans, this Columbia Harbour House set bridges 2 generations of MK design, pairing modern inlet doors with classic riveted trim. And that logo… no notes. 🌐 | buff.ly/l8IERK5 📷 | @mrepcot.bsky.social Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 7

That shield design first appeared in 2017, replacing the original "Waste Please" look that dated to opening day: buff.ly/GrDOzPE The update was a mixed result on standard cans. On a compactor body, it holds up reasonably well.

Two adjacent themed waste receptacles: left labeled "Bottles & Cans Only" with two round openings above a red recycling symbol; right a general trash bin decorated with a red‑white‑blue shield marked "76" with three stars.

Entrance to The American Adventure pavilion at a theme park, marked by an eagle-topped white sign, with an ornate foreground trash bin labeled "WASTE PLEASE" and potted flowers to the right.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 7

It disappeared by early 2025, suggesting a test that didn't stick. The old cans returned : buff.ly/WOTBTJN

Two brown outdoor waste bins side-by-side on a sunlit sidewalk—left marked for recycling with a round deposit hole and recycle symbol, right a general trash bin with a decorative compass emblem—beside a tree, lamp post, and landscaped greenery.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 7

Walt Disney World first tested solar compactors at Epcot in December 2024, placing a Bigbelly unit in the Germany pavilion: buff.ly/7mW7Ulm

Brown trash and recycle bins in the foreground of a nighttime holiday plaza, with a small stage decorated with garlands and lights and a few people standing in the background.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 7

Epcot's American Adventure pavilion now has themed solar-powered compactor cans. The '76 shield design, on a Bigbelly body. It works. 📷 | @laughingplace.com Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #WDW #Epcot

A solar-powered Bigbelly trash compactor can at Epcot's American Adventure pavilion. The can has dark navy blue side panels and a rounded silver top housing the solar panel. The front face is cream-colored with a dark blue rectangular inlet door bearing a small trash can icon and the word "TRASH" in white. Below the inlet door, a gold and navy 1776 patriotic shield decal is centered on the cream panel, featuring the number 76, three stars, and red and white vertical stripes. A white foot pedal is visible at the base. In the background, the American Adventure pavilion entrance sign and colonial-style architecture are visible, along with a banner advertising the "Portraits of Courage" exhibit.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 6

2017 Epcot Food & Wine salt shaker: passport stamps for all 11 World Showcase countries, Morocco oddly marked "Departure Airport," and Norway still rocking Maelstrom ship imagery a year after Frozen took over. 🌐 | buff.ly/PzWQsuT 📷 | @tannerman.tannerworld.com #MagicalTrash #Disney #WDW #Epcot

A ceramic Disney trash can salt shaker in navy blue and white, shown at a three-quarter angle revealing the front and right side. The front face displays overlapping passport stamps and travel labels for World Showcase countries including Mexico, Italy, Japan, Germany, France, Morocco (marked "Departure Airport"), Norway, China, American Adventure, Canada, and United Kingdom, rendered in white-on-navy and orange-on-navy. The PUSH tab is visible at the top of the front face. The right side reads "Taste Your Way Around the World" in stacked orange woodblock type on navy, with "WORLD" prominent at the base.

The same ceramic Disney trash can salt shaker shown at a three-quarter angle revealing the back and left side. The back face features a dense near-monochrome collage of passport stamps in navy and cream, with a central wine bottle shape containing "Epcot International Food & Wine Festival" and "2017" on the stem. "Taste Your Way Around the World" appears in stacked type below the bottle. The left side reads "Epcot International Food & Wine Festival" in stacked orange woodblock lettering on navy. The PUSH tab is visible at the top.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 5

Sunday. #MagicalTrash #Disney #WDW #AK

A green metal trash can stands in the foreground, its surface dotted with rivets and streaked with moisture. Behind it, a vibrant mural shows a large yellow sun over stylized purple hills and wavy orange‑and‑blue lines that resemble water.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jul 4

A quiet moment in Liberty Square, 1978: The Hall of Presidents is just 7 years old and even the original striped trash cans looking sharp. A simple snapshot of early Magic Kingdom charm. Happy Fourth. 🇺🇸 🌐 | buff.ly/7f8YceY 📷 | @retrowdw.bsky.social Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #WDW

Colonial‑style brick Hall of Presidents building in Liberty Square, with white trim, columns, and an American flag. The “1787” crest sits near the roofline. Guests walk and sit near the entrance, and an early Liberty Square trash can with white sides and vertical tan stripes appears in the lower right.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jun 26

Your eyes may deceive you. 👀

Medical biohazard sharps disposal bin with bright orange biohazard symbol on the lid and a taped handwritten note reading THIS IS NOT A TRASH CAN to warn against improper disposal.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jun 25

Second issue: the cans were designed without considering how they'd look as a pair. As illustrated here, the label graphics sit at noticeably different heights. No alignment. No sense they were meant to be seen together.

A close-up of the white Disney's Hollywood Studios waste and recycling can pair with a red diagonal line drawn across both cans to illustrate the misaligned vertical placement of the "Waste Please" and "Recycle Please" label graphics.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jun 25

The graphic is a reasonable approximation, though the original has a slightly heavier font weight and a tighter corner radius on the label border. The bigger difference? Color. The real studio lot cans come in gold, salmon, and cream. Florida got white.

A composite image comparing trash can label graphics. The top half shows a close-up of the "Waste Please" label on the new white Florida cans, featuring a large corner radius and lighter-weight letterforms. The bottom half shows three Burbank lot examples in gold, tan, and salmon, each with a tighter corner radius and heavier font weight.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jun 25

They are... acceptable. You can tell they tried to match the vibe of the original Burbank look.

Entrance sign at The Walt Disney Studios at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Jun 25

Life got busy, but new trash cans at The Walt Disney Studios area of Disney's Hollywood Studios have a way of clearing the schedule. Let's talk about them. 🧵

A pair of white waste and recycling receptacles at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios, featuring dark green "Waste Please" and "Recycle Please" labels with rounded rectangle borders and a recycling symbol on the right can.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· May 4

Even stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herders know why these Galaxy's Edge trash cans bear the identification number of 3263827. #MayTheFourthBeWithYou 🌐 | buff.ly/zYPLYSU 📷 | @tannerman.tannerworld.com Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #Photography #Orlando #WDW #StarWars

A weathered, sci‑fi–styled trash can sits among tall cylindrical canisters at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World. The can has angular geometric panels and an Aurebesh-style emblem on the front. The surrounding canisters are painted in muted industrial colors with scuffs and worn markings, set against textured rock-like walls that complete the rugged outpost theme.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Apr 1

At the Magic Kingdom, April Fools’ isn’t a holiday. It’s the year‑round approach to trash‑can theming on Main Street. #MagicalTrash #Disney #WDW #AprilFoolsDay

A yellow‑brick Main Street storefront with a large red “EMPORIUM” banner hangs above the entrance, reading “Dry Goods Notions & Toys.” Two plain brown trash cans sit out front, one labeled “RECYCLE.” Several strollers are parked nearby. White trim, columns, and large windows frame the building, and autumn decorations with leaves and a pumpkin appear on the right side.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Mar 28

Newly added to @archive.org: 1972 Walt Disney World Citrus Gifts Brochure. Love the WDW-branded Deluxe Gift Box! 🏰🍊🍋 archive.org/details/wdw-... #FloridaCitrus #Disney #WDW #Ephemera

A retro Walt Disney World advertisement for “Florida’s Finest Citrus” gift boxes. On the left, a box filled with oranges, grapefruit, and other citrus sits under the label “No. 55‑D 1 Bushel Deluxe Gift Box,” with a note asking customers to place Christmas orders early. On the right, a price list details several Deluxe Gift Box sizes, followed by U.S. and Canadian shipping information. The bottom section promotes European air-shipped fruit boxes, with small national flags and an illustration of a jet next to a labeled tray pack.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Mar 23

The Avengers meet Temu at Disneyland. 🌐 | buff.ly/kpcj8hd 📷 | Andy Castro Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #Photography #Anaheim #Disneyland #Tomorrowland

"Super Hero HQ" trash cans in red and white colors at Disneyland

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Mar 3

Even Tinker Bell needs the trash taken out near her Busy Buggies at Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs. Cast members are happy to oblige, pixie dust not included. #TrashCanTuesday 🌐 | buff.ly/ufWZ6Cc 📷 | @jeremiahgood.bsky.social Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #Photography #Tokyo

A Tokyo DisneySea cast member carries replaces a trash bag toward themed trash cans nestled into rockwork and oversized foliage near Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies in Fantasy Springs.

A cast member removes a trash bag from a pair of pale yellow, fairy-themed trash cans set along a winding path beside faux stone and greenery in Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 28

We live in a stupid timeline.

Two white outdoor trash receptacles stand against a brick wall with a concrete base. Each bin is labeled “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.” The left bin has a round opening; the right has a rectangular flap-style opening. A bright yellow folding caution sign sits between them, printed with “Caution / Cuidado / Safety First / La Seguridad Manda.” The scene appears to be in a public walkway or service area.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 27

On National Retro Day, a look back at Camp Minnie‑Mickey. A temporary land that served as an ugly reminder that Beastly Kingdom never happened. Orange trash cans weren't the mythical creatures we were promised. 🌐 | buff.ly/0EJox4K 📷 | @tannerman.tannerworld.com Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash

An orange Animal Kingdom trash can with a rounded top, shown in sunlight along a pathway. The front features a yellow Mickey‑shaped silhouette set against a stylized tree and sun design.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 26

You walk around and find the middle can 😜

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 26

Disneyland Toontown cans balance cartoon style with utility. Playful fonts, clear icons, Mickey‑head recycling, & smart inlets show silly places can still take trash seriously. Unless you’re WDW’s Magic Kingdom. 🌐 | buff.ly/idrYUxk 📷 | @jason.parkendium.com Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash

Two blue Toontown bins labeled Trash and Mixed Recycling, featuring a three‑item trash icon and a Mickey‑head recycling symbol.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 25

Polka dots, pink panels, and a perfectly placed bow: Tokyo Disneyland's 2024 Pal-Palooza trash cans are fully dressed for the occasion. Spotted near the hub, still turning heads in 2026. "Yes" to themed cans! 🌐 | buff.ly/iaFjl1t 📷 | @JeremiahGood.bsky.social Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash

Two pink Minnie Mouse–themed trash cans at Tokyo Disneyland, decorated with light pink polka dots, blue trim, and a red bow graphic on the front, positioned side by side on a brick walkway near green hedges.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 24

ESPN Zone Chicago (1998–2010). These 2008 trash cans show minimal effort: unpainted metal units with logo stickers slapped on. Functional, corporate, & late‑2000s energy. I shot these a year before #MagicalTrash existed. 🌐 | buff.ly/wqeTgXp 📷 | @tannerman.tannerworld.com Used by Permission.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 23

If these Grizzly Peak trash cans could tell stories... ...the lockers would finally have something interesting to listen to. 🌐 | buff.ly/YxuECg3 📷 | Disneyland on Film Used by Permission. #MagicalTrash #Disney #Photography #Anaheim #DCA #GrizzlyPeak

Two brown metal trash and recycling cans labeled “Keep Grizzly Peak Clean,” with bear logos on the front; one can includes a mixed recycling slot. The bins are placed side by side in an industrial-themed outdoor walkway.

Magical Trash@magicaltrash· Feb 20

You need to be thinking about better salt/pepper solutions.