On average children lose interest in new toys within 36 days. In the UK almost a third of parents have admitted to throwing away toys in good working order because their children have finished playing with them.
Source: Creating a circular economy for toys | by Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Circulate | Medium
As part of the Waste Prevention pillar, to stop some of those toys going into the bin Greening Bishopstoke have worked hard to set up a Toy Library – it is a great asset for the community and has been amazingly successful!
The Toy Library offers parents and children from ages 0-5 years the chance to borrow and play with some ‘new’ toys, games and books. It opens twice a month, has a low cost annual membership and all loans are free! They accept donations and their catalogue now has a huge range of items for families to borrow – well done to the dedicated team for making their dream a reality.
