| Here is a list of the top ten Green and Eco-Friendly | | | | Wonderworld--Uses rubber-wood that is made of |
| Toy Manufacturers: | | | | replenishable source from plantation and widely |
| PlanToys--PlanToys are wonderful wooden toys that | | | | accepted throughout the world as the |
| have very high play value. All PlanToys are made with | | | | environmental-friendly material. They also use |
| clean, natural rubberwood from rubber trees which | | | | non-toxic water based paints as well as biodegradable |
| no longer produce latex. PlanToys does not use dyes | | | | fabrics. |
| containing lead or any other heavy metals. They use | | | | Sprig Toys- has an exciting line of battery-free, |
| non-toxic water-based dyes on their toys and soy | | | | eco-friendly, paint-free, kid-powered toys. They have |
| and water-based inks on their printed materials. They | | | | expanded their line to include even more imaginative |
| use solar energy and low emission biofuels to power | | | | toys.miYim--makes a wonderful collection of plush |
| the machinery that kiln-dries the wood and the | | | | toys using organic cotton.imagiPlay--Their toys are |
| finished toys. | | | | made of natural materials such as wood from Rubber |
| Haba--Haba Toys are made primarily of indigenous | | | | Tree and Bamboo. Some of their toys utilize MDF, |
| maple, beech wood and water-based paints. Fabric, | | | | compressed sawdust. They are utilizing the |
| felt, leather, cardboard and glass add dimension and | | | | byproducts of another industry. The MDF they use is |
| variety to the Haba line. Their manufacturer process | | | | formaldehyde free and tested for child safety. Every |
| includes thermal energy and using wood scraps | | | | step of their toy production from seed to shelf is |
| instead of coal for heating. Awarded national and | | | | carefully thought out to minimize impact on the earth. |
| international prizes for their top-quality, child-oriented | | | | They select factories that are close to our raw |
| design, Haba's inventive playthings are a perfect | | | | materials to avoid this needless expenditure of gas, |
| match for inquisitive minds. Read more about Haba's | | | | oil and greenhouse gases. Read more about |
| Green Philosophy | | | | imagiPlay's Green Philosophy. |
| Habe--Habe is also known for their wooden toys | | | | Thames & Kosmos--provide hands-on science kits |
| made with natural materials. They have just launched | | | | with serious foundations in real science. Their mission |
| the world's first collection of bamboo toys. It took | | | | is Key to connect science education with relevant |
| Habe years to develop this line of toys because | | | | issues, including an alternative Energy & Environmental |
| bamboo, a giant natural grass that grows as tall as a | | | | Science line. These include updated versions of Fuel |
| tree, is its sensitivity to sawing, cutting, filing, dyeing, | | | | Cell and Power House kits, along with entirely new |
| temperature and bending. Once cut, bamboo grows | | | | Hydropower and Global Warming kits. Their |
| back completely in a mere three years. Bamboo also | | | | commitment to environmental issues extends beyond |
| combines lightness with stability and is flexible but | | | | the kits themselves, as they donate one percent of |
| very strong. The bamboo grain has a wonderful | | | | sales of their Wind Power and Hydropower kits to |
| tactile feel and is enhanced with a bright water-based | | | | environmentally focused non-profits. |
| paint. | | | | |