What happens to toys when children outgrow them or families no longer need them?
In Campobasso, Italy, the Rigiocattolo initiative offers an imaginative answer: collect them, repair them and give them another chance to be enjoyed.
Rigiocattolo
The initiative began in 2014 as a volunteering experience involving teenagers aged 16–18. Under guidance, they repaired toys to donate to people in need or sell to raise funds to support people experiencing poverty.
Over time, the project developed into a wider reuse activity, with toys being restored, reused and returned to circulation.
This is circular economy thinking in a form everyone can understand. It helps reduce waste, makes toys more accessible and encourages a culture of sharing rather than throwing things away.
It also shows how practical activities can introduce younger generations to repair and reuse.
Circular Economy Entrepreneurship example
Campobasso, Italy
Rigiocattolo collects used toys, regenerates them and puts them back into circulation. Its ambition is to become a bigger and renowned re-use centre that can also offer people a decent job. Rigiocattolo takes spare parts from toys that cannot be re-used and transforms them into something new (creative re-use).
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