Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to zerowaste@slrpnk.net · 1 year agoAround 26% of toys bought at Christmas are neglected by the end of January, and 40% will be thrown out within the first 3 months of being unwrapped. Combined weight of electronic toys comes to 3.2b kgenvironmentjournal.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10cross-posted to: zerowastegreen
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkAround 26% of toys bought at Christmas are neglected by the end of January, and 40% will be thrown out within the first 3 months of being unwrapped. Combined weight of electronic toys comes to 3.2b kgenvironmentjournal.onlineBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de to zerowaste@slrpnk.net · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: zerowastegreen
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 year agoThrown out? Or donated? Are people really so lazy that they wouldn’t donate unused toys to a charity, church, or shelter?
minus-squareCrow@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHonestlyone of the best things you can do, other than not creating waste in the first place, is posting in your local buy nothing group.
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTo be fair what charity or church wants a pile of easily breakable, low value and low battery toys?
Thrown out? Or donated? Are people really so lazy that they wouldn’t donate unused toys to a charity, church, or shelter?
Yes, they are that lazy.
Honestlyone of the best things you can do, other than not creating waste in the first place, is posting in your local buy nothing group.
To be fair what charity or church wants a pile of easily breakable, low value and low battery toys?