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Climate change will affect our youngest children more than anyone else. It makes sense for nurseries and other early years settings to think hard about how the resources they use may be contributing to global pollution.
Throwing out plastic toys is not necessarily the way forward. Many are very robust, and while they will contribute to landfill in the future, it is probably kinder to the environment to get the most use out of them that you can. Recycling and repurposing resources and buying second-hand is key, as is keeping the environment in mind when making new purchases.
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