What makes more sense recycling or incineration?

Parents do care about purchasing toys and they do tend to give them to charity as well, so that other people can use them. In my household, we collect the toys that are no longer being used and even my neighbours collect them and give them away. I never see them being discarded in the garbage bin, unless they are damaged. From the perspective of recycling companies, the question is — is it economically viable to recycle these toys? In many cases, it is not, so it goes into the landfill. A toy has multiple components that it needs to be stripped of. In a toy car, for example, everything can be taken out and recycled, but a battery-operated teddy bear is harder. The electrical components can be salvaged, but the fur goes into the landfills. It also depends on the labour cost in the country because this is manual work and if the labour costs are high, it makes more sense to dispose of the item into the landfill. Having said that, many countries have incineration plants that are converting waste to energy, which is a form of recycling.

Sometimes, you get a free toy when you buy something and if a company wants to be responsible, they could have a collection service where they can accept returned toys after they have been used. Whether a toy is cheap or expensive, as long as parents take some measure to try to recycle it, it is good. Plastic will always be the major component in waste production and it takes years to change behaviours. If you send it for recycling, you reduce the impact on the environment. But most people just throw it in the garbage.

From Mr Harbinder Singh