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Research Aims
Parents are struggling with toy disposal and waste problems, and The project research aims were to discover and understand the
research indicates that there is a lack of support and guidance from barriers to circulating toys within communities, and how a designed
a government level for parents’ when trying to meet toy sustainability solution catering for parent’s needs can overcome those barriers
goals in Ireland. and enable active participation in a toy circular economy and ulti-
mately prevent toys going to landfill.
The literature review established that the circulation and reuse of toys
within communities is key to achieving more sustainable goals, yet the
high volume of toys going to landfill indicates that there are barriers at
play preventing parents from engaging in this practice.
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