This father and son share a love for hot wheels and this dad turned it into an instagram hobby using the handle scott wheels. Edinburgh resident ross. Burns has taken a photo of one of his five year old son Daniel’s toy cars every day for a year. The reason for the photos was twofold. Burns said I used to love matchbox cars when I was his age and I soon began to become obsessed with his growing collection to make sure I took a walk every day. I started taking a car out and just taking some pictures on my phone. Burns says that the hobby and exercise were good for his mental health and physical well being during the pandemic lockdowns. Now that the lockdowns are slowing, he has a different goal. I’ll aim for quality over quantity and hopefully as we become able to travel more, I’ll explore some fantastic new settings with some wonderful new cars and when he isn’t taking photos, his son will have something to play with on the trips.
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Mattel releases its first carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla
Updated: 10:38 AM EDT Apr 11, 2022
Mattel has released its first-ever carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla model made from recycled materials.Related video above: Dad turns his son’s toy collection into a hobbyThe new products represent an expansion of the toy company’s sustainable offerings, according to a statement from Mattel. The company has pledged to use “100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials in all its products and packaging by 2030,” the statement said.Mattel’s Mega Bloks Green Town Line, a collection of construction toys for preschoolers, are certified carbon neutral by Natural Capital Partners, the statement said.To reach this status, the Mega brand purchased carbon offsets from the Darkwood Forests Conservation project in Canada. In this case, the Darkwoods Forest Conservation project protects 156,000 acres of forest in British Columbia, Canada, according to their website.Carbon offsets allow corporations and individuals to purchase carbon-reducing processes, like planting or protecting a forest, in order to offset carbon-emitting processes, like manufacturing or air travel.The offset schemes have been criticized by climate experts for allowing the continued use of fossil fuels at a time when scientists say the world should be cutting them, as well as for being vague about quantifying the emissions they will reduce.In addition to being carbon neutral, the Green Town toys are also created mostly from plant-based materials, rather than plastic derived from fossil fuels, said Mattel. The packaging is made from paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which “promotes responsible management of the world’s forests.” And the building block sets themselves feature eco-friendly elements, like a toy electric bus.Mattel’s other new sustainable offering is the Matchbox Tesla Roadster — its first die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials. The toy Tesla, which is also certified carbon neutral, is already sold out online.
Mattel has released its first-ever carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla model made from recycled materials.
Related video above: Dad turns his son’s toy collection into a hobby
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The new products represent an expansion of the toy company’s sustainable offerings, according to a statement from Mattel. The company has pledged to use “100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials in all its products and packaging by 2030,” the statement said.
Mattel’s Mega Bloks Green Town Line, a collection of construction toys for preschoolers, are certified carbon neutral by Natural Capital Partners, the statement said.
To reach this status, the Mega brand purchased carbon offsets from the Darkwood Forests Conservation project in Canada. In this case, the Darkwoods Forest Conservation project protects 156,000 acres of forest in British Columbia, Canada, according to their website.
Carbon offsets allow corporations and individuals to purchase carbon-reducing processes, like planting or protecting a forest, in order to offset carbon-emitting processes, like manufacturing or air travel.
The offset schemes have been criticized by climate experts for allowing the continued use of fossil fuels at a time when scientists say the world should be cutting them, as well as for being vague about quantifying the emissions they will reduce.
In addition to being carbon neutral, the Green Town toys are also created mostly from plant-based materials, rather than plastic derived from fossil fuels, said Mattel. The packaging is made from paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which “promotes responsible management of the world’s forests.” And the building block sets themselves feature eco-friendly elements, like a toy electric bus.
Mattel’s other new sustainable offering is the Matchbox Tesla Roadster — its first die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials. The toy Tesla, which is also certified carbon neutral, is already sold out online.
