Editing Disneyland Paris (section)

== Environmental sustainability ==
Since 2019, plastic straws and bags have been replaced by paper equivalents and bags made from 80% recycled plastic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Réutiliser les eaux usées, une bonne solution pour économiser l'eau ? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/secheresse/cinq-questions-que-vous-vous-posez-sur-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees-pour-economiser-l-eau-2d4750a6-1ca7-11ed-ae6f-b14921f912e3 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Ouest France|date=18 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien|date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> This is not the site's first eco-responsible initiative.<ref name="Le Parisien 2">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien|date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> In 2013, it launched a program to optimize water management.<ref name="Le Parisien 2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Réutiliser les eaux usées, une bonne solution pour économiser l'eau ? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/meteo/secheresse/cinq-questions-que-vous-vous-posez-sur-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees-pour-economiser-l-eau-2d4750a6-1ca7-11ed-ae6f-b14921f912e3 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Ouest France|date=18 August 2022 }}</ref> Since 2013, the park has had its own wastewater treatment plant, enabling it to produce 2,100 m<sup>3</sup> of water a day from its wastewater. On-site treatment enables ecological and economical management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Euro Disney a économisé 1,5 million de m3 d'eau grâce à sa station d'épuration |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-disneyland-paris-a-economise-1-5-million-de-m3-d-eau-grace-a-sa-station-d-epuration-14-04-2019-8052822.php |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien|date=14 April 2019 }}</ref> Being the only theme park in Europe to have this kind of installation, Disneyland Paris has saved over 2 million m<sup>3</sup> of drinking water since launching the system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sécheresse : pourquoi la France est en retard pour la réutilisation des eaux usées |url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/environnement/secheresse-pourquoi-la-france-est-en-retard-pour-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees_824075 |access-date=16 September 2023 |website=Challenges|date=12 August 2022 }}</ref>

In 2022, Disneyland Paris announced that a total of 82,000 solar panels would be installed, generating 36 GWh of electricity per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comment Disneyland Paris a rendu son parking visiteurs écolo ? |url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/chessy_77111/comment-disneyland-paris-a-rendu-son-parking-visiteurs-ecolo_50389980.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Actu.fr|date=21 April 2022 }}</ref> The system will cover 17% of the tourist park's electricity needs and already includes 46,000 photovoltaic panels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris : la plus grande centrale solaire d'Île-de-France installée sur le parking visiteurs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/chessy-77700/disneyland-paris-la-plus-grande-centrale-solaire-dile-de-france-installee-sur-le-parking-visiteurs-21-04-2022-C2XTTHUPVRD6HAWBAXQGWVOLPU.php |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Le Parisien|date=21 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Actu Énergie">{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris installe 82 000 panneaux solaires sur son parking visiteurs |url=https://actuenergie.fr/flash-actus/disneyland-paris-installe-82-000-panneaux-solaires-sur-son-parking-visiteurs/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Actu Énergie}}</ref> The project is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 890 tonnes of CO₂ yearly.<ref name="Actu Énergie" />

In September 2023, Disneyland Paris renewed its involvement in World-Clean-Up Day, the world's largest environmental clean-up campaign. Accordingly, Disneyland Paris encouraged its team and Disney VoluntEARS to take part of the initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disneyland Paris participe au World Clean Up Day |url=https://disneylandparis-news.com/disneyland-paris-participe-au-world-clean-up-day/ |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=Disneyland Paris News|date=18 September 2023 }}</ref>