Disneyland Paris Cuts Food Waste By 17% Ahead Of 2030 Target

Disneyland Paris has cut food waste by 17% over a three-year period across its quick-service restaurants, all-you-can-eat buffets and table-service restaurants. The figure comes from Environmental Project Manager Morgane Pelletier, who is responsible for the food waste reduction strategy as Disneyland Paris works towards a requirement to halve food waste across the entire site by 2030, compared with 2022 levels.

How Much Has Disneyland Paris Cut Food Waste By?

Disneyland Paris reported to us on 29th September 2026 that it has reduced food waste by 17% over a three-year period. This reduction covers quick-service restaurants, table-service restaurants and all-you-can-eat buffets.

What Does French Law Require From Disneyland Paris By 2030?

France's AGEC law, the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy Act, is behind the changes. According to Disneyland Paris, regulations require a 50% reduction in food waste across the entire site by 2030, compared with a 2022 baseline. That target covers the entire site, whereas the 17% figure is for three types of restaurant.

Morgane Pelletier, the Environmental Project Manager responsible for the food waste reduction strategy, has worked at Disneyland Paris since 2019. She started on a two-year work-study programme alongside a Master's degree in International Management, working in the Research & Development team for Food & Beverage, where she coordinated menu development from testing sessions with chefs through to the signage in the restaurants. After a one-year fixed-term contract, she moved into an environmental role focused on Food & Beverage.

Food waste wasn't the first AGEC job on Pelletier's desk. She first worked on the rollout of reusable tableware, which launched at Disneyland Paris in February 2023 as part of the same law, before taking responsibility for the food waste reduction strategy. More recent regulations have also brought her into closer contact with the Merchandise teams, who run the shops.

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How Does Disneyland Paris Measure Food Waste In Its Restaurants?

Disneyland Paris works with an outside company that weighs food waste at a selection of its restaurants. Their team spends around one week per month at those locations, collecting the data and taking photographs during the weighing process.

The results then go into meetings with the restaurant teams. Where a restaurant is close to its target or has already hit it, the meeting is about keeping the effort going, and where it's behind, the focus moves to what could improve. Teams also swap ideas that have worked for them, which helps Disneyland Paris roll successful changes out to other parts of the business. Pelletier said food waste was once seen as a restrictive topic and is approached in a much more positive way by the teams involved.

What Changes Will You Notice At Disneyland Paris Buffets?

The most visible changes are at the all-you-can-eat buffets. Some have started serving certain items on request instead of leaving them out, and some use smaller containers towards the end of service so less food is left over when service finishes.

• If you can't see something you were expecting on the buffet, ask a cast member, as some items are served on request.
• Smaller serving containers towards the end of service are one of the food waste measures used at some buffets, so a later booking may look a little different from an early one.
• Taking smaller portions and going back for more costs nothing extra.

What This Means For UK Visitors Booking Disneyland Paris

Nothing in this update affects what you can book or how you book it, so there's no reason to alter your plans. If you're booking from the UK, meal plans are a common add-on to Disneyland Paris packages and buffet restaurants are among the places you can use them.

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Disneyland Paris Food Waste: Your Questions Answered

Has Disneyland Paris reduced its food waste?
Yes - Disneyland Paris has reduced food waste by 17% over a three-year period across its quick-service restaurants, all-you-can-eat buffets and table-service restaurants.

How much does Disneyland Paris have to cut food waste by 2030?
Disneyland Paris is required to reduce food waste by 50% across the entire site by 2030, compared with its 2022 baseline, under French regulations linked to the AGEC law.

What is the AGEC law?
The AGEC law is France's Anti-Waste and Circular Economy Act. At Disneyland Paris, it led to the rollout of reusable tableware in February 2023 and to a food waste reduction strategy.

How does Disneyland Paris measure food waste?
An outside company weighs food waste at selected Disneyland Paris restaurants for around one week each month. The figures and photographs are then shared with restaurant teams to highlight progress and areas for improvement.

Are Disneyland Paris buffets changing because of food waste targets?
Yes, at some of them. Certain all-you-can-eat buffets serve some items on request or use smaller containers towards the end of service.

Who is Morgane Pelletier?
Morgane Pelletier is an Environmental Project Manager at Disneyland Paris, where she has worked since 2019. She is responsible for the food waste reduction strategy and, in 2025, received the internal Environmental Champion of the Year award alongside the Research & Development Executive Chefs.