These toys, sold by Mattel Inc., are part of a push by the $104-billion global toy industry to make its overwhelmingly plastic products more sustainable amid a plastic pollution crisis.

"Making our toys out of renewable, recycled, or certified materials will result in about a 90% reduction of fossil fuel-based plastic in Happy Meal toys [compared with 2018]," the company said as ...

McDonald’s today announced that by the end of 2025, all of its toys will be made from recycled plastic, renewable (plant-based) plastic, certified sustainable fiber, or a mix of those materials ...

At McDonald's locations in the U.K. and Ireland, Happy Meal toys are already transitioning into more sustainable materials, while in France the switch is already complete. In these countries ...