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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 25/09/2026

Out of general interest, when you write your next paper, would love to hear what you landed on. 😀

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 25/09/2026

Good suggestions. World's Fair has a good amount of info.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 25/09/2026

love both lists. I actually wrote about the history of the RCID for a paper in high school 😀

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 25/09/2026

I'm all for holistic design. Maybe we get matched trash/recycle cans but nothing like that Autopoia shot!

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 25/09/2026

My 8th grader is looking for a Disney theme park-related topic for a research paper. He's previously done papers on: - History of EPCOT - History/Conversion of Splash Mountain to whatever it is now Suggestions on topics that have good amount of references for citations? (that rules out trash cans)

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 18/08/2026

I was really hoping for a Muppets TV pick-up to be announced at D23 ☹️

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 17/08/2026

Including that amazing trash can!

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 16/08/2026

That whole D23 event and we still have zero theme on WDW's Main Street USA trash cans.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 16/08/2026

Paris Space Mountain update is a win. Dump that lame Star Wars overlay.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 20/07/2026

C’mon, give Mickey some recognition as well.

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Hastin @hastin.net · 17/07/2026

My new EPCOT trash can review:

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 17/07/2026

Umm, that's a Palace! 😜 (Been there many times)

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 17/07/2026

Sure, it’s Disneyland’s birthday, but here in the Midwest there’s only one castle that truly matters... the Mars Cheese Castle. 🧀🏰

A tall roadside sign reading “Mars Cheese Castle” stands on bright red poles against a blue sky with scattered clouds. The words “Mars” and “Castle” appear in white letters on black panels, while “Cheese” is in yellow letters on red panels. Below the sign is a parking lot with several vehicles, including a dark SUV and a white truck. In the background, grassy fields, a few trees, and a nearby highway are visible.

A castle-like building with Mars Cheese Castle sign

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 17/07/2026

Those were great. Couldn’t do much else with pieces outside of the field, though.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 17/07/2026

I would provide commentary on the American Disney theme park demographic but I’ve chosen to be nice today

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 16/07/2026

Trash cans are open! 👀🗑️

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 16/07/2026

“The decal gives these units more theming than Magic Kingdom’s debut cans, which arrived in plain, unthemed housing.” Unthemed trash IS the theme of the Magic Kingdom, unfortunately 😡

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

Heights make sense. It's how deep the can goes that is the difference with these. The design is modeled after the old Mills Engineering “Model H" (www.magicaltrash.com/post/6608869...), which ran around 25 gallon capacity. The full size is in the 35 gallon range. So I guess, it's a "70% Can"? 😀

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A metallic Tomorrowland trash can was sold by auction via Van Eaton Galleries in August 2018. Described as having a “a sloped front with a solid flat back,” it fits the description of the classic...

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

Picked it up again during Prime Days deal. It holds up.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

Defensible argument. I tend to bundle half sizes into 2 categories. There are the traditional ones we often think about - full sized can sliced down the middle. Then there are half sizes - with flat or angle tops - that have full width but their compactness comes from reduced depth.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

The half-can didn't get the memo.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 14/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 10/07/2026

Aw, those pirates don't do anything

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 08/07/2026

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

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

Progress, apparently, is incremental. 🌐 | buff.ly/VgF6J75

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

Solar panels sit on the rounded top. That curved profile discourages guests from resting things on it. A reasonable deterrent for a behavior that probably shouldn't need deterring. (Respect the cans, people!)

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

A few details worth noting: the inlet handle is gone on these updated units. The foot pedal is the sole point of operation. The inlet door is dark blue, matching the can sides, with a simple TRASH label and icon.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

But now, mid-2026, they're back! The Germany unit had no theming at all. These American Adventure cans are different. The '76 shield decal is applied to the front, consistent with standard cans in the pavilion. They look like they belong there.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

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.

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 07/07/2026

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.

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mike @chiangku.me · 06/07/2026

Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Disneyland

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Magical Trash @magicaltrash.com · 06/07/2026

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.

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