Over one tonne of toys donated in Mid and East Antrim

Since the launch of the Toy Container Appeal, over one tonne of toys have been donated - and there is still under two weeks to go.
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In November, Mid and East Antrim Council invited residents across the borough to donate pre-loved and unwanted toys to our five Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) which would then be given a new home this festive season.

Council has seen an unprecedented response to this appeal and are continuing to encourage people to drop off unwanted toys.

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Toys have been donated at Waveney Road, Ballymena HRC, Redlands HRC, Glenarm HRC, Larne South (Islandmagee), HRC and Sullatober, Carrickfergus HRC, where we have a dedicated Christmas Toy Container at each site.

There has been an unprecedented response to the  unwanted toy appealThere has been an unprecedented response to the  unwanted toy appeal
There has been an unprecedented response to the unwanted toy appeal

The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Peter Johnston, said: “We hope that through this scheme more perfectly good toys will be re-used rather than just being thrown away. We are supporting the waste hierarchy which promotes prevention of waste and re-using, where possible.

“The ideal toys that we would be looking for would be: kids bicycles, scooters, plastic seesaws, small plastic slides etc, games, vtech toys, jigsaws, books, dolls, robots, most plastic/wooden toys etc, in good working order. We will not accept soft plush toys e.g. teddy bears.”

Council has been working with Habitat for Humanity, Restore in Ballymena, who have seen the toys flying off the shelves and East Belfast Mission and Restore in Larne, who are generating funds for their charity, and providing lower cost toys for families across the borough.

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A spokesperson for Habitat for Humanity, said: “We are delighted to be part of the Christmas Toy Container at this time of year which can be so challenging for families on low incomes. We look forward to being able to offer families the opportunity to get good, quality toys at low cost.”

The scheme will run until Friday, December 18.