Green Toys
Green Toys Inc., based in Mill Valley, was launched with the mission of creating environmentally responsible toys in the United States for kids and their families, manufactures children's toys made from 100% recycled milk containers. Every step in their production process, from recycling to production to packaging, occurs in California. Their products are super-safe with no BPA or phthalates, and their production reduces greenhouse gasses and saves energy. This eco-friendly toy company operates on the motto that “Every day is Earth Day.” Green Toys has successfully built up a collection of fascinating and unique toys made out of recycled milk jugs, which are manufactured in the United States.
There are 3 main points that Green Toys focuses on.
The Environment – The company’s entire manufacturing process is energy and water efficient. Its fuel use is minimal as everything from raw material to warehousing happens within 100 miles of San Francisco. For most of its toys, the company uses only recycled milk jugs from California. This prevents the plastic waste from getting into the water supply. Also, the extra pieces that are cut off of the mold get melted down and pumped right back in. Finally, the packaging is made solely from folded and cut out cardboard, so there are no annoying plastic ties to cut away.
Made in the USA – The company proudly manufactures everything in California, which has the strictest workers’ safety and environmental standards in the world. Being local also enables them to have a constant presence and to oversee the integrity of their manufacturing operation. It also allows the company to inspect all of its raw materials before they are used.
Safety – Every single lot of the company’s raw materials goes to a safety lab to be tested before being used. It is tested for every possible safety concern, including lead, phthalates, BPA, and PVC. The plastics even pass the FDA extraction test for the possibility of leaching onto food. A food grade colorant is then used to color the plastic. As recycled plastic is extremely hard to work with, Silicon Valley high technology was employed to enable the level of details seen in Green Toys. They use injection molding and have copyrights on all of their molds. An incredible amount of pressure needs to be applied into the mold to reach that level of detail. Each of these intricate toys is created with NO METAL.
Some outstanding positive points:
- Uses only safer plastics
- The whole production process is in USA
- Bright, creative toys that kids love
Website: https://www.greentoys.com/
Brand origin: USA
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