Recycle Old Toys

September 9, 2008 · Filed Under benefits of recycling

Written by: Christine from Spotya!

I try to clean out my boys’ toy box every year, right before Christmas. I’m thankful that the boys have a little cousin that’s 3 years younger so we can hand the outgrown toys down to him, even more thankful that his mom totally appreciates and uses their old toys (and clothes). Can you imagine how many old toys end up in the landfill? MILLIONS! I read some statistics that only a third of these old toys actually get recycled. Before you just dump out the old toys, really think about what you can do to recycle them. Here’s some ways that I can think of.

Hand them down to a younger sibling, cousin or friend. Cleaning them up can do wonders and make them look like brand new.
Donate them to the Salvation Army
Donate them to a Children’s Hospital or orphanage
Donate them to local school or charity
Sell them on ebay
Sell or donate them on Craig’s List
Sell them at a garage sale and make a little money
Take them apart and do a craft with the pieces

I found a good little site where you can post some unwanted, used toys or games (it’s free) and you can even send requests for old toys you may be looking for. recycle.net. Also check out what this company is doing. Pretty creative, huh?? So before you just dump a bunch of toys out, take a little effort and recycle!

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2 Responses to “Recycle Old Toys”

Cleaning Tips on November 29th, 2008 4:38 pm

Nice and usefull post, thanks, this is one for my bookmarks!
RIsEoben on December 4th, 2008 11:09 pm

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