When it’s time to move out of Barbie’s Dreamhouse, the next stop doesn’t have to be the landfill. Mattel is taking back old Barbie, Matchbox and Mega toys for free as part of a new toy recycling program called Mattel PlayBack. Consumers can print out a free shipping label to […]
When it’s time to move out of Barbie’s Dreamhouse, the next stop doesn’t have to be the landfill. Mattel is taking back old Barbie, Matchbox and Mega toys for free as part of a new toy recycling program called Mattel PlayBack. Consumers can print out a free shipping label to mail their outgrown toys back to the California company — and have the parts reused to make future products.
Mattel PlayBack is a free way to recycle your old Barbie, Matchbox and Mega toys.
The new recycling program is the latest step Mattel is taking to become more sustainable and reach its goal of having 100 percent recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials across all products and packaging by 2030.
To get a free shipping label for qualifying toys, go to Mattel’s official site and click the “Get Started” button. The label will be emailed to you one hour after submitting your request.
You’ll need to supply your own box to mail out the toys. But you don’t need to worry about cleaning or repairing the toys before sending them back. (Mattel just asks that you do remove the batteries.)
Mattel will sort through the toys collected, separate them by material type, then have them processed. For materials that can’t be repurposed in new toys, Mattel announced it will either turn them into other plastic products or covert it from waste to energy.
Mattel’s program is first launching in the United States and Canada, but similar take back programs for Mattel toys will also be coming to France, Germany and the UK.
Right now, only Barbie, Matchbox and Mega toys are included in the program. But the company says it wants to eventually expand the program to accept any Mattel toy.
So maybe all those orange Hot Wheels tracks will soon get the green treatment, too.
Barbie came into the world rocking a stripped bathing suit and looking fabulous. But alas, to keep up this lifestyle she needed to join the working world.
Barbie got her first big break as a fashion designer.
In 1961, Barbie became a flight attendant. But she also took on two other jobs that year.
Registered Nurse Barbie in ’61 came with a medicine bottle, a hot water bag, diploma — and a wicked cool cape.
Barbie also found time to pursue her dream of becoming a star ballerina.
Before Billie Jean King faced off against Bobby Riggs, the first battle of the sexes was Barbie vs. Ken.
Four years after her debut, Barbie earned her degree and became a college graduate.
With her freshly printed college degree, Barbie began fashionably working her way up the corporate ladder.
Barbie joined the space race in 1965 as an astronaut — four years before man walked on the moon! Who says ballerinas can’t be rocket scientists?
Surgeon Barbie shows us that you don’t need pants to be an awesome doctor.
Barbie competed in her first Winter Olympics as a skier and took home the gold.
Modeling was a natural fit for Barbie. No Photoshop necessary.
Leg warmers. Headband. Scarf belt. Barbie was the ultimate ’80s aerobics instructor.
Veterinarian Barbie came with a pawsome outfit.
Barbie was quite the stellar ’80s space cadet. Her fuchsia and silver metallic bodysuit rocked big puffy shoulders, knee-high pink boots — and she could change into a matching mini-skirt for space dance parties!
When Jem and the Holograms got popular, Barbie went hard on the hairspray and eyeshadow to form a rival girl band: Barbie and the Rockers.
In the ’90s, Barbie cut her air and enlisted in the military. She flew jets as an Air Force pilot.
Barbie also served in the Navy as a petty officer.
And the following year she became a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. That’s one tough doll.
In 1992 she shattered the glass ceiling and got a corner office with her all-pink suit.
1992’s Rappin’ Rockin’ Barbie was so fresh, she even had a working boombox.
The next year Barbie joined the force as a police officer.
Barbie left the force to join the Army and put her medical training to use as a medic.
Barbie continued to save the day in 1995 as part of the Barbie Fire Rescue unit.
Barbie can’t resist the Olympics. She got back in the games in 1996 to become a gold-medal-winning gymnast.
Barbie started her own dental practice in the late ’90s. Rinse. Spit. Good job, here’s a little Crest toothpaste sample.
Barbie gets bendable knees and suddenly becomes a soccer superstar. Go figure.
Years of training with Hot Wheels paid off when Barbie became a Nascar driver in 1998.
Barbie and friends started a league of their own in ’98 when they became the first women to play in Major League Baseball.
The WMBA began in 1997, but Barbie didn’t join until 1999. Wait… Dallas? I thought she was more of an Los Angeles Sparks gal.
She may have started out as a flight attendant, but in 1999 she became a pilot — with matching suitcase!
The Working Woman Barbie found a way to have it all on the go with her flip phone.
Barbie began her political career in 2000 in her first run for president.
Barbie racked up more gold medals on the US Swim Team.
How did she wear such great clothes while teaching art class to toddlers?
In 2004, Barbie ran for president once again. This time, she went for the pantsuit.
After running for president, going into reality TV is a natural next career step. So Barbie auditioned for American Idol.
Barbie was also a TV chef with her own cooking show.
Barbie ran for president once again in 2008, but this time she didn’t cut her hair.
Only Barbie can rock a short skirt in the maternity ward.
Barbie was breaking news and breaking hearts as a TV news anchor.
In 2010, Barbie showed the world her programming skills as a computer software engineer. She worked primarily in binary and had a Bluetooth earpiece that made geek look chic.
In 2011 Barbie leaned into her math skills again as an architect.
Barbie went back to her very first job as a fashion designer — but this time her sketches were saved on a tablet.
Barbie became the first woman to walk on Mars in 2013. Looks like she had some fuchsia metallic spacesuit material left over from 1986.
Barbie started her own business as an entrepreneur, armed with her iPhone and iPad loaded with bar charts. Get it, girl.
Barbie went back to the programming world in 2016 as a game developer, blending her creative art side with technology and math.
Barbie didn’t just run for president in 2016, she also ran for VP. The first all-woman, all-Barbie ticket!
Barbie dived into more STEM jobs. She strapped on her goggles, brushed up on her periodic table of elements, and worked in the lab as a scientist.
Astronaut Barbie teamed up with her rocket scientist friend in this double-doll-pack of space heroism adventures.
Mattel’s dino-digging Paleontologist Barbie comes with a headlamp and digging tools. Mattel also made a paleontologist Barbie in 1996. (Whenever Jurassic Park is trending, life finds a way to bring us Paleontologist Barbie.)
Barbie took her programming to the next level as a robotics engineer. (Artificial intelligence and voice recognition abilities not included.) Watch the video above to learn more.
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