You know what they say: all this running seems like a lot of work for a free banana! And Walt Disney World uses a lot of bananas during the runDisney race weekends. Which also means a lot of banana peels end up in the trash. But with the help of Chiquita, banana recycling at runDisney has arrived at the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.
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I’m typing this blog post shortly after finishing my *third* banana of the day. Just in case you were wondering… which I am sure you are!
Bananas are at pretty much every race I have ever attended.
Chiquita is the official banana sponsor of Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, which means that it’s my official banana, too.
Chiquita has donated more than ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND bananas to runners and spectators this year alone at the 2019 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.
New this year – Disney and Chiquita have teamed up to implement a “banana peel collection and recycling process” for this race season! Chiquita branded waste bins are placed all over the runner stanging area at the start/finish line of the races.
The new collection process, which will be implemented for the 2019 runDisney races, has the opportunity (if ALL peels are recycled) to divert upwards of 14 TONS of food scraps from landfills and turn them into electricity and fertilizer.
I know I sound like the tour guide from Living With the Land – but that is super cool.
The bins were all over the place this weekend, and they plan to continue the recycling during Princess Half Marathon Weekend (Feb 21 – 24), Star Wars Rival Run Weekend (Apr 4 – 7). and rolling into next season with Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend (Oct 31 – Nov 3).
I’d be curious to know just how many banana peels are recycled this weekend.
I know it won’t be all the bananas (as I sit here looking at a banana peel on my bed at Coronado Springs) but I’m sure it will make a pretty big difference!
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Patty Holliday has been running Disney since 2011. She knows just about every tip, trick, and hack there is to cover the runDisney Magical Miles at Disney World and Disneyland. She knows every mile isn’t *always* magical- but with training, tips, and a little bit of pixie dust, they can be a lot of fun! You can also find her at noguiltlife.com and noguiltfangirl.com