Are wooden toys environmentally friendly?

Some persons are confused if wooden toys are environmentally because of except main material wood, wooden toys also use painting, printing ink. So Are wooden toys environmentally friendly?

The answer is Yes!

Let’s dissect the main materials of wooden toys, as we mentioned, wooden toy will use wood, painting and printing ink. Some other accessories maybe needed are metal – like screws, cotton rope and so on. Like us explain one by one.

Wood: 

Wooden toy are made of a renewable resource – wood. You know wood come from trees! Trees can be replanted and will grow back (FSC wood), so wooden toys can be considered sustainable. In contrast, toys made of plastic or metal are not as eco-friendly because they rely on non-renewable resources.

Additionally, wooden toys tend to last longer than their plastic counterparts. They can be passed down from generation to generation, which reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Finally, wooden toys can often be recycled or composted when they reach the end of their life span.

This means that even when wooden toys eventually break, they will not end up taking up space in a landfill like plastic toys will. You can just throw them in the compost bin. Plastic toys, on the other hand, will sit in a landfill for centuries. So if you’re looking for a toy that’s eco-friendly, wooden is the way to go. All of these factors make wooden toys a more environmentally friendly choice than other types of toys on the market.

Painting:

They use water base varnish painting or natural oil finishes (such as linseed oil or tung oil) for wooden toy. Varnish is made from petroleum and other chemicals, many of which can be harmful to the environment. However The good news is that there are some environmentally friendly alternatives to varnish. You can use water-based varnish paint or natural oil finishes, both of which are much better for the environment.

To be ensure safety, testing toys and get the certificate is a essential Step before sell toy. Such as US is ASTM F963 certificate, EU is EN71 certificate, UK is UKCA certificate. In general, the European standard is stricter than the American standard, and the British standard is the same as the European standard.

Printing ink：

When it comes to choosing environmentally friendly printing ink, things can get a bit tricky. For example, while soy-based inks are a good choice for reducing emissions, they’re not always the best option when it comes to print quality. And while water-based inks are less harmful to the environment, they’re not always compatible with all types of wood material. So what’s a conscientious manufacturer to do? Well, actually the area of printing is small. So it’s not a hazard.

Another option is to use vegetable-based inks, which are made from natural ingredients and are often just as effective as traditional printing inks. What about large areas of printing? Then we will use heat transfer film. The main is plastic film and ink. And the film will be fixed on wood toys. You can hardly spot it,so the impact on the environment is minimal.

Screw:

While metal screws are not exactly the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about environmentalism, they actually have a few things going for them in terms of sustainability. For one thing, metal screws are 100% recyclable, so they can be reused over and over again. In addition, metal screws are very durable and have a long lifespan, which means they won’t end up in a landfill as soon as a plastic screw would.

Cotton rope: 

Cotton rope is often lauded as an environmentally friendly material, but is it really all that green? Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of cotton rope to find out.

Cotton is a natural fiber that is biodegradable and renewable. It doesn’t require any harsh chemicals or synthetic materials to produce, so it has a very low environmental impact. Cotton rope is also strong and durable, so it can be reused many times over.

So if you’re looking for a eco-friendly toy for your child, wood (FSC) toy may be the best option.

The End about Tooky

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