Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to zerowaste@slrpnk.net · 8 个月前Around 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-square4fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10cross-posted to: zerowaste@lemmy.ml
arrow-up169arrow-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 · 8 个月前message-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: zerowaste@lemmy.ml
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-28 个月前Thrown 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-up4·8 个月前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.
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 个月前To 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?
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?