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BIG W: Toys for Joy
Today • Mon, 3 Jun 2024, 9:00am
Toys for Joy is a recycling program for toys, and is the first of its kind in Australia.
The program’s goal is to reduce landfill by recycling eligible preloved toys. Toys for Joy collection bins are available at Orion BIG W store. To get involved, customers can simply drop their eligible preloved toys into the Toys for Joy chest. The donations then get passed on to our recycling partners who sort the toys into their different types.
Toys that are suitable for another life are given to the Salvation Army for them to sell in their stores. Remaining toys that can be recycled under the scheme are, where possible, recycled into their raw materials so they can be used to make new products. For example, suitable toys or parts of toys may be converted into yarn to make carpets and underlay. Some plastic toys or plastic parts may be eligible to be converted into substitutes for aggregate that is used in building projects.
How it works
Collections
At the front of all BIG W stores there is a Toys for Joy collection bin. Customers drop off their eligible toys in these bins.
Sortation
BIG W's logistics partners sort the toys into their different types and then transport them to the appropriate recycler for that material type.
Reuse of Toys
Eligible toys that are able to be reused are given to the Salvation Army for sale in their stores.
Recycling
We engage a number of different recyclers to get the best outcome for each type of toy. Some examples include:
- The material from plush toys (typically polyester), that doesn’t contain metal components, may be converted into a cotton that is used for soil enhancement or a plastic raw material that can be used in the manufacture of new plastic products.
- Plastic toys or parts of the toys, without electronics, may be converted into an aggregate for building materials or an additive for asphalt.
- Metal toys may be recycled into new metal products.
Impact
Thanks to the kids of Australia and everyone who donated their old toys to our Toys for Joy recycling program. Each year the program collects approximately 130 tonnes of used toys.
(Please note, not all toys can be recycled. We can’t accept - books, board games, wooden toys, play dough, paint and slime, pens, pencils, crayons or paint brushes, oversized toys such as bikes, scooters, skateboards, or sports toys such as soccer goals.)
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