Mattel announced today that every Matchbox toy and die-cast car, including the packaging they come in, will be made with 100% recyclable plastics by 2030. This is part of a broader initiative ...

Matchbox was also far and away the largest maker of toy cars on the scene, easily outperforming its former rival Dinky. By 1969, Lesney was building a thousand toy cars per minute.

Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and MatchBox cars, is launching a program that would let families give back their old toys that will be used toward a recycling effort, the company said Monday ...

So, he decided to recreate his childhood, one Matchbox car at a time, concentrating on the vehicles produced from 1953-1970. He pointed to a ’60s-era orange and red Hoveringham Tipper (dump truck).