Post by Collector's Connection on Apr 17, 2006 2:37:10 GMT -5
Article published Sunday, April 16, 2006
A reason to recycle toys
The Little Tikes Co. in eastern Ohio is on to something. The toy company will sponsor a recycling effort to keep plastic toys out of landfills.
It's a great idea that's worth expanding outside the immediate vicinity of the Summit County toy maker.
Few public officials talk about the need for recycling these days; sometimes it seems that only the most environmentally aware families press forward and continue to take recyclables to centers that collect plastic, glass, soda cans, newspapers, and magazines.
The whole effort could get a good boost with the Little Tikes program which will proceed on May 5 and 6 in conjunction with the Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority. The idea should catch on and compel other companies and communities to adopt similar efforts.
Of course, there is something in it for Little Tikes, too: low-cost recyclable plastic materials. Nothing wrong with that. It's one of recycling's goals.
The toy manufacturer, which also makes furniture, will use the plastic to make new items or identify another company that can. The collection will take place at a former lumber company in Stow, Ohio. Little Tikes will remove nonplastic parts for use by other companies.
The toy maker has no idea how much material it will collect; it's guessing 20,000 pounds of plastic toys. That may seem a lot, but it's not too much when you consider that some of biggest items Little Tikes makes, such as playground equipment, can weigh more than 350 pounds.
Even so, it's a commendable start, and a show of faith in the concept of recycling. We hope Summit County citizens pay attention. This is an idea worth copying, and Little Tikes and the waste management group deserve public support for implementing it.
A reason to recycle toys
The Little Tikes Co. in eastern Ohio is on to something. The toy company will sponsor a recycling effort to keep plastic toys out of landfills.
It's a great idea that's worth expanding outside the immediate vicinity of the Summit County toy maker.
Few public officials talk about the need for recycling these days; sometimes it seems that only the most environmentally aware families press forward and continue to take recyclables to centers that collect plastic, glass, soda cans, newspapers, and magazines.
The whole effort could get a good boost with the Little Tikes program which will proceed on May 5 and 6 in conjunction with the Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority. The idea should catch on and compel other companies and communities to adopt similar efforts.
Of course, there is something in it for Little Tikes, too: low-cost recyclable plastic materials. Nothing wrong with that. It's one of recycling's goals.
The toy manufacturer, which also makes furniture, will use the plastic to make new items or identify another company that can. The collection will take place at a former lumber company in Stow, Ohio. Little Tikes will remove nonplastic parts for use by other companies.
The toy maker has no idea how much material it will collect; it's guessing 20,000 pounds of plastic toys. That may seem a lot, but it's not too much when you consider that some of biggest items Little Tikes makes, such as playground equipment, can weigh more than 350 pounds.
Even so, it's a commendable start, and a show of faith in the concept of recycling. We hope Summit County citizens pay attention. This is an idea worth copying, and Little Tikes and the waste management group deserve public support for implementing it.