Sustainable Play with PlanToys

You hear a lot about sustainable this and sustainable that these days and you probably wonder what it really means.  Plan Toys is a toy manufacturer who takes sustainable play seriously.  Their sustainable policy is to design toys that enable children to play, learn and become closer to nature.  How do they adhere to this strict Green Business policy?

First, they use sustainable materials.

• Rubber Trees
• Chemical Free Kiln-Dried Process
• PlanWood
• Non-Formaldehyde Glue
• Organic Color Pigment
• Water Based Dyes
• Soy Ink
• Recycled Paper

Then they use sustainable manufacturing.

• FSC (CoC) - a certification tracks material through the production, manufacturing and distribution process
• Solar Energy
• ASTM & EN71 - safety testing
• ISO 9001  - certification for quality and service
• ISO 14001 - certification for environmental management
• OHSAS 18001 - certification for safety and healthy work environment
• Eco-Efficiency Manufacturing - carbon neutral
• Biomass Gasification Power Plant - surplus materials used to produce electricity

With a sustainable Mind.

• Plan Toys Children's Musuem
• Reforestation Program
• Children and Community Club
• Sarnsaeng-Arun Culture and Environmental Foundation
• mom-made toys project

Wonderful wooden toys from a wonderful company.  Check them out.