Discarded toys at Cork recycling depot getting a second chance to play

Not just for Christmas. Hundreds of dumped toys hang on the fences of the civic recycling centre in Tramore Valley Park. Picture: Chani Anderson

They may look forlorn but these toys hanging around the Kinsale Road civic amenity site in Cork are actually getting a second chance at making children happy.

The sight of the likes of teddy bears, dolls, and dinosaurs tied to the fencing of the recycling depot on the South City Link Road has laid bare the burgeoning issue of how to deal with unwanted toys in recent years.