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- shares Mattel, the maker of Matchbox toy cars, has committed to going carbon neutral by 2030, with everything from the toy’s packaging to the toy car itself made from 99 per cent recycled materials, certified carbon-neutral. Appropriately, the first car off the carbon-neutral rank is a Tesla Roadster, the 1/64th scale toy car made from 99 per cent recycled materials, including 61.1 per cent recycled zinc, 36.9 per cent recycled plastic and just one percent of stainless steel that has not been recycled. Under its ‘Drive Toward a Better Future’ initiative, Mattel aims to have all its ...

Matchbox Moves Towards 100% Recycled Materials   In an announcement today, Mattel said these are its goals across all products and packaging. The company’s manifesto, the Drive Toward A Better Future, calls for zero-plastic packaging. Forest Stewardship Council-certified (FSC) paper products are on the shelf starting now. Matchbox cars came in little cardboard boxes when Mattel bought the company. Now, they’ve gone full circle in leaving environmentally-unfriendly clamshell packaging behind. The Hawthorne, California-based toymaker is going to change how kids play by introducing more ec...

All Matchbox die-cast cars, playsets and packaging will be made from 100 per cent recycled and recyclable materials by 2030, toymaker Mattel has announced. Toward this goal, the firm has unveiled its first carbon-neutral die-cast vehicle — a second generation Tesla Roadster made from 99 per cent recycled materials. The faithful recreation of the all-electric sports car is made from 62.1 per cent recycled zinc, 36.9 per cent recycled plastic and 1 per cent stainless steel. Just like the real thing, the Matchbox Tesla Roadster it will hit the market in 2022. Scroll down for video  All Match...

April 16, 2021 finance & economy Mattel Unveils First-of-its-Kind, CarbonNeutral® Matchbox® Tesla Roadster Die-cast Vehicle Made from 99% Recycled Materials to Serve as Brand Blueprint Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced Drive Toward a Better Future, its product roadmap to make all Matchbox die-cast cars, playsets and packaging with 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic by 2030. This is in line with Mattel’s goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials across all its products and packaging by 2030. To illustrate these pri...

Mattel Debuts First Ever CarbonNeutral Matchbox Vehicle Posted on Mattel has announced that they will be moving all of their Matchbox cars, playlets, and packaging to be environmentally friendly by 2030. This is part of their new Drive Toward a Better Future program giving collectors great products but featuring 100% recycled, recyclable, and bio-based plastic materials. Kicking things off first is the first die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials and is certified CarbonNeutral. The Matchbox Tesla Roadster features the slim design of the iconic car and uses a now windowed styled pa...