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Toy manufacturers accused of plundering rainforests for packaging

Greenpeace says major toy companies are using packaging made from Indonesian rainforests. The environmental group says the companies have to stop using unsustainable materials from the habitats of endangered species. The Link's Lynn Desjardins has reaction from Asia Pulp and Paper and from some of the toy companies accused of contributing to the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.( Photo: Istockphoto )

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