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Zimpli Kids joins war on ‘toy tat’ covermounts as product line-up goes 100 per cent degradable

6th July 2018 Law & Politics Comments Off on Zimpli Kids joins war on ‘toy tat’ covermounts as product line-up goes 100 per cent degradable

According to the firm that now boasts a 100 per cent degradable product portfolio, the use of cheap plastic toys on the cover of children’s magazines are not only bad for the environment, but have very little play value.

UK kids’ magazines ‘plastic toy tat’ purge is “top of the agenda”, says Egmont

19th June 2018 Law & Politics Comments Off on UK kids’ magazines ‘plastic toy tat’ purge is “top of the agenda”, says Egmont

The firm has responded to calls from groups like Authors4Oceans for all UK kids' magazine publishers to end the 'toy tat' giveaways generating 3,000 tonnes of landfill a year.