Toys have been added to the ever growing list of items you can now recycle in Brighton and Hove.
Ten collection banks are shortly to be placed at locations around the city where unwanted toys can be dropped off.
They will then be given to less fortunate children, or sold to raise money for the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity for sick Sussex children.
Geoffrey Theobald, Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet member for environment said: “We are always on the lookout for new ways to promote recycling in the city and we are pleased to introduce yet another exciting initiative.
“We are hoping the scheme will encourage families to have a good clear out of the toy cupboard, and fill the banks with their unwanted toys.”
Analiese Doctrove, Community Fundraiser for Rockinghorse added: “This is the first time that Rockinghorse has ever been involved with a project like this and we are so grateful to be working with Brighton and Hove City Council on such a fantastic idea.”
The council is introducing the new initiative in partnership with BCR Global, the company behind the council’s bra recycling initiative.
All complete, re-usable toys, including teddies, dolls games and battery operated toys can be dropped off at one of 11 banks throughout the city.
The toys will be distributed, within the UK or to Pakistan where they will be cleaned, repaired if necessary and sold on at affordable prices.
For every tonne of toys collected, £25 will be donated to the Rockinghorse appeal.
Toy banks can be found at the following recycling points:
- King Alfred Leisure Centre
- Wickes DIY, Davigdor Road, Lyon Close
- Sainsbury’s, West Hove
- Chalky Road, opposite Community College
- Preston Drove entrance
- Queen’s Park Terrace, next to Pepper Pot
- Upper Rock Gardens
- Norfolk Square
- The Level, east side
- Hove Household Waste Recovery Site, Old Shoreham Road
