A new ‘Scrap Car Santa’ scheme aims to deliver Christmas cheer to vulnerable children and communities.
The partnership between car scrappage service Scrap Car Comparison and The TOY Project will see pre-loved toy cars gifted to new owners.
The hope is to see miniature vehicles donated to help families, schools, and nurseries – both in the UK and abroad.
The Scrap Car Santa project is now looking for donations of toy cars, in order for them to be recycled.
Donate unwanted toy cars
Donations to the Scrap Car Santa scheme can be made until Sunday 4 December 2022. Those looking to help should post their old toy cars to: Scrap Car Comparison at The TOY Project, 81 Junction Road, Archway, London, N19 5QU.
Toys submitted need to be clean and complete, and also have a valid CE mark to be included. No soft toys will be accepted as part of the Scrap Car Santa campaign.
Jane Garfield, director at The TOY Project, commented: “We’re grateful to all the children and parents who have donated their much-loved toy cars for other children to enjoy. Toys are important to children for many reasons. The opportunities toys can create for development and enjoyment are unlimited. In recycling your unwanted cars, we will ensure that these opportunities are accessible for all children.”
Scrap a real car to help, too
Scrap Car Comparison will also offer those scrapping a real car in December the chance to donate some, or all, of the profits to The Toy Project.
Dan Gick, managing director at Scrap Car Comparison, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with The TOY Project this festive season to help give pre-loved toy cars a new lease of life. We’re well-versed in recycling grown-ups’ cars – but outgrown toy vehicles need recycling too. We’re over the moon to be working in partnership with The TOY Project, to help us find loving new homes for the nation’s unused toy cars.
“The work The TOY Project does is so important in supporting vulnerable children up and down the country. We hope that our Scrap Car Santa scheme will help to bring some joy to those in need this Christmas.”
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