Unless Kids in the News

  • Philadelphia program Unless Kids offering ways to recycle used toys

    CBS News Philadelphia

    Unless Kids allows people to begin their decluttering journey and get rid of toys in their houses accumulated by their relatives. Their goal is to ensure less consumer products end up in landfills.

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  • A former City Hall staffer’s toy company is rewriting the rules of e-commerce in a Frankford warehouse

    Philadelphia Inquirer

    On a warm Monday afternoon in November, Alyssa Thomas opened the front door of her rowhouse in the Hawthorne neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Her two children weren’t home, but it was their delivery she was receiving. From a wheeled bin pulled by e-bike cyclist Blake Carroll emerged a stash of toys: Brain Flakes, rainbow-colored counting bears, and dominoes.

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  • A Better Way to Buy Toys | Unless Kids

    Philadelphia Family

    It was Christmas night in 2021 and Philadelphia parent Nic Esposito was driving home from his family celebration with conflicting emotions. On one hand, he was thankful to be able to celebrate the holidays in-person with his loved ones. On the other, the trunk full of toys for his 7 and 4 year old boys was stressing him out.

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  • Calling all parents with too much toy clutter: This Philly startup can help

    Technical.ly Philly

    For parents with basements and closets stuffed with clutter, a new sustainable option for buying and getting rid of toys is starting in Philadelphia. Unless Kids allows people to purchase used toys for a discounted rate from its platform. When buyers finish with the toys, they simply return them to Unless Kids to be used by another family.

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  • Start-up launches pilot program to form an online circular toy economy

    Grid Magazine

    Nic Esposito wants to reimagine the retail industry; he believes that people, profits and the planet would benefit from leaving business as usual behind. That’s where Circa Systems comes in.

    Read more at Grid Magazine