A new toy takeback program will take your old Barbie, Matchbox or MEGA toys and use them to create new toys. Mattel launched the PlayBack program on Monday. The new program is designed to recover and ...

The old Barbie dolls haven't been dressed up in years, and the Matchbox cars haven't crossed any finish lines. The Mega Bloks have sat idle while a layer of dust gets thicker. Mattel has a way for ...

Old toys headed for the donation pile are getting a new life with Mattel's new recycling pilot program. Mattel PlayBack will recover and reuse materials in old toys for future products. Materials that ...

May 11 (Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel is encouraging kids to return Barbies, Matchbox cars and MEGA Bloks they no longer play with to the company for recycling into new toys. The goal of the company's ...

The latest exhibit at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey is a pretty big deal, even though the cars are pretty small. Hundreds of tiny Matchbox vehicles will be exhibited in the ...

For collectors, enthusiasts, or anyone interested in antique automobiles, the Diecast Toy Exchange hosts a collector’s show at the AACA Museum this Sunday. The museum’s usual admission price of $10 ...

(CNN) — Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It’s not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars.

Automakers of all types are going green and that even includes Matchbox. As part of their Drive Toward A Better Future initiative, all Matchbox die-cast cars, playsets and packaging will use 100% ...