Green Toys come in various shapes and forms. Some of them don’t look green but are clean because of what it does. An example of this is a plastic house, but on the roof of the house is a solar panel driving a windmill and on the side is a vegetable garden. The materials to build the house is definitely not from reusable materials but the function which they are representing, that is green energy, makes the toy a “Green Toy”.
However, if we are to focus primarily on the materials used to make a toy a “Green Toy” then there are several in the market already.
One such material is wood. Wood is recyclable and can last for many years. The best wood to use is ones that originate from forests that are under the Responsible forest management. The toy would bear the FSC or PEFC mark. FSC is an international, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. The FSC runs a global forest certification system with two key components: Forest Management and Chain of Custody certification. This system allows consumers to identify, purchase and use timber and forest products produced from well-managed forests.
Another is cotton, cotton can also have the organic logo. Cotton becomes organic in the way it is grown. Organic cotton growing is intended to establish a balanced ecological system: organic farming and environment-friendly fertilizers preserve the fertility of the soil and protect the ground water.
And lastly, the use of biopolymers and recycled materials in plastic products contribute to ecological sustainability.
All of the toys in Green Owl Toys Ltd are green because of their material that is used to make them. The dumper truck is green in the materials used and green in the function of recycling it provides. Even the building bricks are made from eco-plastic! Its good to think about the world around you and how it may effect others.
