PLAY ALONG with the GreAt tOY rescue
Encourage your kids to pass on their old toys
More than 60% of parents say their kids have too many toys but less than a quarter always pass on or donate unwanted playthings.
The Great Toy Rescue, launched today by Zero Waste Scotland, is encouraging Scots to swap, donate, share and repair toys.
Having a clear out of unwanted toys and passing them on will conserve precious resources, reduce carbon emissions and cut waste.
Four fifths of Scotland’s carbon footprint is caused by the goods and materials that we consume, this includes the heat and energy required to grow, make, process, transport and provide them.
Whether it is food, clothes, toys or electrical equipment, reusing materials will reduce the level of carbon emissions.
Cherry Campbell, 14, best known as Katie Morag in the TV adaptation of the children’s books, is backing the campaign.
“It’s good to think you are helping to reduce the amount of waste building up around the world. It’s also nice to know you have a toy that has been passed down and enjoyed from someone in your family or a friend,” she said.
“We can all help to reduce the amount of waste ending up in the oceans and on land.”
Cherry visited Jordanhill School, where she was once a
We can all help to reduce the amount of waste ending up in the oceans
pupil, to find out how they were responding to the climate crisis.
Dr Paul W. Thomson, rector of Jordanhill School, said: “The Great Toy Rescue encourages us to see beyond the
The Great Toy Rescue is part of Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Programme, which will invest £73m in circular economy and resource efficiency projects, thanks to support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Community groups and organisations are organising events, such as swap shops and repair cafes, will take place across Scotland during Pass it on Week from 7-15 March.
Iain Gulland, chief executive
For more information on how you can help, visit toyrescue.passitonweek.com
“Do your bit and declutter your home. If toys aren’t your thing you can broaden it out to swapping clothes or other items.”
CHERRY CAMPBELL