How to recycle toys, Christmas gear
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Toys! Toys! Toys! Tis the season for more toys, new toys, old toys and sadly broken toys. Whatever can be done with the old and broken toys? Ideally reuse or recycling the toys. In Otsego County, the Recycling Program bins are for containers, papers, glass jars and bottles, metal cans, aluminum trays and plastic bottles. Hard plastic toys are not recyclable in this program for Otsego County. So what can you do?
Here are some creative suggestions:
• Toys that are in good condition can be donated to Salvation Army or Goodwill to receive a receipt for a tax-deduction.
• Gentle used toys can be donated to local daycares, preschools or churches.
• Broken toys can be fixed at home by contacting the manufacture such as Lego and Little Tikes for replacement parts. Or This Old Toy (www.thisoldtoy.com/repair) or Randy’s Toy Shop (www.randystoyshop.com) are examples of places toys can be sent to for repair.
• Contact companies such as TerraCycle to send broken and old plastic toys to. They may be able to be used in upcycling projects, like park benches.