Mold Plastic Reduction de-constructed an interactive baby walker to see how many parts it contained, with an emphasis on the amount of plastic.
At Outside Lives event โA family day out doesnโt have to cost the earthโ event on 3ย August, we ran a competition asking children to guess the number of parts. The winner was 12-year-old Isaac Bunting, with the closest guess.
The photo shows Isaac, his sister Ivy holding the separated parts mounted on a board, and Stephen Maund of Mold Plastic Reduction handing over Isaacโs prize, a book token for Mold Bookshop.
Stephen said: โThe game was a popular feature of our stand at Outside Livesโ event. It surprised visitors how much stuff goes into manufacturing โ and, in due course, how much eventually just gets discarded. The metal parts can be salvaged but the vast amount of plastic canโt.โ
There’s more information about Outside Lives on their website and you can pick up many tips from Mold Plastic Reduction for avoiding plastic, or using alternatives, on our Plastic Reduction Hacks page.
