Kid-Friendly Fridays: Great Green Toys from Recycled Milk Jugs
Friday, February 29, 2008 at 04:07PM Green Toys, Inc., has a great lineup of toys that are made from recycled milk jugs. The toys include all the classic favorites like a sand play set, tea set, cookware and dining set and an indoor gardening kit.
The toys are 100% made in the USA, in California, so US-based consumers can satisfy their desire to buy local. Green Toys also makes sure that these recycled goodies are a healthy choice. Their toys pass independent testing for
- Consumer Products Safety Standard Specification, ASTM F963
- California Prop. 65 restrictions on lead & cadmium
- FDA regulations for food contact
- California regulations prohibiting phthalates in toys
- Voluntary testing for no BPA (Bisphenol-A)
Packaging in streamlined to cut down waste - no plastics and 100% recyclable cardboard keeps the kits together until they become the favorite of a particular child. And, did I mention the toys are made from recycled milk jugs? Check out these stats from Green Toys (and the US DOE): for every pound of recycled milk jugs they turn into toys they save the energy equivalent to 3,000 AAA batteries, energy to run a TV for 3 weeks and electricity to run a laptop for a month. That is definitely something to get digging with.
Via TreeHugger