Rigiocattolo reduces, reuses, recycles and rethinks toys
Organisation or Company
ARES Social Cooperative
Type of organisation or company
Country
Italy
City
Campobasso (Molise Region)
Language for original content
Project elaborated in partnership
No
Scope
Submitted by
ICESP (Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform)
Daniele Leo
Description
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).
Rigiocattolo also offers targeted services: The toys' hospital, toys rental, repair training courses for children. The repair shops are open to everyone - there is one in the centre of Campobasso (Molise region, Italy) and another one on its outskirts (for storage and repair).
Main activity field
Identified challenge (s)
Main results
The positive outcomes of Rigiocattolo's activity are mainly qualitative:
- contribute to waste reduction
- offer cheap and affordable toys to low-income families
- promote a different culture based on savings, waste reduction, reuse, sharing and free-giving
- promote volunteering and
- offer spaces and opportunities for sharing.