Think about any toy you’ve had that moves, lights up, or makes noise. Maybe it’s a remote-controlled race car or a robotic dog. What happens to those toys after you no longer want to play with them? There’s a good chance they end up in the trash.
Any toy with a plug or battery is an electronic toy, or “e-toy.” People worldwide threw away more than 7 billion e-toys in 2022. That’s according to electronic-waste experts. All that trash is causing big problems for the planet.
Why do so many e-toys get thrown in the garbage? Many people don’t realize they can recycle them. Plus, recycling e-toys isn’t always easy to do.
“You’re not supposed to throw them away in your regular garbage,” says Callie Babbitt. She studies the problem of electronic waste. “You can’t recycle e-toys by throwing them in the recycling bin outside your house either.”
But Babbitt and others are spreading the word about how you can recycle old e-toys.
Think about your toys. Do any of them move, light up, or make noise? Maybe it’s a remote-controlled race car. Or maybe it’s a robotic dog. What happens to those toys after you stop wanting to play with them? There’s a good chance they end up in the trash.
Any toy with a plug or battery is an electronic toy, or “e-toy.” People around the world threw away more than 7 billion e-toys in 2022. That’s according to electronic-waste experts. All that trash is causing big problems for the planet.
Why do so many e-toys become garbage? Many people don’t realize they can recycle them. Plus, recycling e-toys isn’t always easy to do.
“You’re not supposed to throw them away in your regular garbage,” says Callie Babbitt. She studies the problem of electronic waste. “You can’t recycle e-toys by throwing them in the recycling bin outside your house either.”
But Babbitt and others are spreading the word about how you can recycle old e-toys.