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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro to go "Virtually Plastic Free" by 2023
« on: July 22, 2022, 04:45 PM »An update from Hasbro - 6" figures going plastic free; 3.75" stuff likely keeps it's bubble -
On 3.75"
"Our goal does not include packaging for fan collectible products like 3.75” action figures, where packaging is part of the product experience and typically retained intact for fan display and collections. Those lines include Star Wars Vintage and Retro, as well as other collectible brands such as Marvel Retro and the G.I. JOE Retro. In support of Hasbro’s lower carbon strategy and upcoming science-based targets, our fan collectible blister packaging will continue to be made with either plant-based or recycled PET content."
Exactly as I predicted two months ago - TVC will remain un-touched and there's no point in "Retro" if you're not making a product that looks like it was a Kenner figure from the 70s so those won't be affected either. While they didn't specifically say it - the Vintage-packaged style of Black Series figures like the 40th Anniversary lines, the Credit Collection and the 50th Anniversary Lucasfilm stuff (which is meant to mimic the older carded figure styles) all most likely fit into the "packaging for fan collectible products" umbrella.