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Kids sound off: Put the fun back in toys!

Their letter-writing campaign signals an opportunity for toymakers to make the package part of the fun. In the process, ideas may emerge to further eliminate waste.

Kids in southeastern Oakland County (MI) tell the Daily Tribune of their love for toys, but that they detest the packaging that conceals their dolls and building blocks better than a safe protects the family jewels. The packaging is wasteful and too hard to open, they say.

Kids, being what they are, don’t necessarily understand that many products have to be packaged to deter theft. And sometimes, they have to be packaged a certain way for safety reasons (although there is room for improvement).

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