Photo: Chris Jackson (Getty Images) Photo: Chris Jackson (Getty Images)If your old, beat-up collection of Barbies, Matchbox cars, or MEGA Bloks have overstayed their welcome, ditching them (without dumping them into a landfill) just got a lot easier. Fortunately, Mattel will now take them off your hands through its new “PlayBack” program, which is designed to recover and reuse materials found in the toys for use in future Mattel products. The process to return the toys is easy: Go to Mattel’s website to fill out a brief form and print a free shipping label. This program is really for toys that are not in decent playable condition. If your toys are still in good shape, it’s better to hand them down to a friend or family member, sell them, or donate them to a local charity.

Source: The Nation May 18, 2021 13:30 UTC