Archives: Safety
Why choose Eco Toys this Christmas?
Posted by Melinda on November 9th, 2011
With the pressure of the Christmas season fast approaching, it can be difficult to choose the best present for a child. What can you buy that the child will love but that won’t harm the environmen...
New Pure Organic Charlie Bears
Posted by Melinda on August 30th, 2011
Meet Larlie the Bear, Poppa the Puppy, Marley the Mouse and Barley the Sleepy Little Lamb! Our new range of Charlie Bears. We absolutely love with them and so will your child. Have you ever...
The dangers of BPA in baby bottles
Posted by Melinda on July 6th, 2011
A segment aired on Sixty Minutes in early June called “The Toxic Truth” which highlighted the dangers of plastic and BPA (or Bisphenol-A) being used in production of plastics. This bought into the...
The dangers of plastic toys in our modern world
Posted by Melinda on March 4th, 2011
As consumers it is easy to be lured into buying products we don’t really need. Advertising fills our heads with unrealistic promises and our children, who are the most vulnerable are often e...
5 Easy Ways to go Green
Posted by Melinda on February 25th, 2011
In the “olden days” there wasn’t anything like energy efficient light bulbs, different bins for rubbish, recycling, green waste, energy efficient appliances or electric cars. Our kids are growin...
Posted in Ethical, Parenting, Safety, Sustainability 
Tags: eco parenting, environment, going green, tips 
No Comments »Born Pre-Polluted
Posted by Dr Sarah Lantz on September 27th, 2010
‘What do I do for a living?’ you ask, ‘I work in research. Projects which slice and dice placentas and umbilical cords and examine the chemical compounds in them’. The response is often one ...
High lead levels found in plastic soldiers
Posted by Melinda on April 17th, 2009
Scary stuff huh? Over 2,000 toys sold in clearance & cheap stores had been confiscated from a Melbourne warehouse because of the dangerously high levels of lead in them. This only happened a few d...
