Many of us have some of those cute little toys that sing songs or have some kind of movement. At some point, when the battery runs out of power, those toys are going to finish in the bin but first there are two important tasks that everyone should look after:

The first one, we are going to retrieve the battery and get it to a recycle center.

Recycle the magnets from old toys

The rule of thumb is, if it makes noise it has a magnet and a battery inside.

If we just throw the toy away we are not only wasting a magnet that we can use around the house but also unintentionally harming the environment.
The second one, we are going to retrieve the magnet and reuse it.

Recycle the motors from old toys

At some point every toy breaks and it needs to be thrown away. Most of us will retrieve first the batteries and then throw the rest without giving it a second thought, but if we are doing that we are wasting material that could be reused.

The rule of thumb is, if it moves it has a motor and a battery inside.

If your child it is in age of start going to school, most probably at some point they will have to work on some projects and some small motors may come handy. As those small motors do not use that much space, just retrieve them from the old toys and keep them stored until you have need of them.

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