#Jiminy Cricket/Tree of Life Recycling Icon

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Older Disney theme park recycling cans used images of Jiminy Cricket as their environmental ambassador. This branding was especially prevalent at Disneyland with heavy use of the Jiminy Cricket Recycling Icon. Over time Disneyland has been phasing out Jimmy in favor of their Environmentality Tree Recycling Icon. On the East Coast, Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom also leveraged Jiminy Cricket in its earlier years, as can be seen with these Conservation Station cans (circa 2006) that sport the Tree of Life in the center of the Recycling icon, while our beloved character can be found in the lower right corder with a "Please Recycle" callout surrounding him (i.e. the "Jiminy Cricket/Tree of Life Recycling Icon"). Across WDW, the recycling icon has shifted from the unfortunate "Butt Bottle" design, to the newer triple-threat "Can/Cup/Bottle Recycling Icon. Needless to say, it's rare to find Jiminy Cricket branding on WDW recycling cans these days. This older Jiminy Cricket/Tree of Life Recycling Icon can be found on a pair of decals that went up for auction with Van Eaton Galleries in May 2021. As they are white in color, you can see a darkened version of their design above for clarity. Per the auction listing:

"(Animal Kingdom, c.1998) A pair of recycling can decals for the Conservation Station area of Disney's Animal Kingdom. This design varies from the version seen throughout much of the park and features the Tree of Life inside a recycling symbol, with a small image of Jiminy Cricket to the right with the message "Please Recycle." Measuring 7.25"x9.25" each on their 9"x13.5" backing sheets, the decals are in very good condition with minimal wear."

Minimum starting bid was $100. // Auction Listing, Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Conservation Station, 1998 [Source: Van Eaton Galleries.]