PlanToys’ Sustainability
For over 40 years, PlanToys has gained recognition globally through our philosophies and beautifully crafted wooden toys. With an enduring mission to help nurture Better Kids, Better World through Sustainable Play, we developed three pillars of sustainability that pave the path for our planet-friendly operations — Sustainable Play, Sustainable Way, and Sustainable World.
SUSTAINABLE PLAY
We pay close attention to every step of our manufacturing process to create our wooden toys including the well-being of our employees and responsible for the environment.
For over 40 years, we’ve only used non-toxic materials and sustainable production methods that illustrate our mission of supporting children in their developmental stages and also protecting our employees from any harmful toxicity during production. We ensure the maximize use of natural resources and create minimum to zero waste throughout our production process. We use reclaimed rubberwood from rubber trees that no longer produce latex to produce solid wood and plywood for toy production. We also upcycle leftover sawdust to produce PlanWood, a unique material that allows us to design toys with dynamic shapes. In addition, when coated PlanWood toys with a non-toxic water-based lacquer, this allows us to make wooden toys that can be played with in water!
In addition, we never neglect to create a happy organization. We established the PlanToys Employees Savings Cooperative Limited for financial support. We reduce the burden of workers’ expenses by allocating space within the factory to make vegetable gardens for consumption and sharing. We encourage knowledge and awareness among employees through organic rice planting activities with local farmers to understand the value of food and can also apply knowledge for their sustainable livelihood.
Product
Our toys are designed by working with a child specialist to determine age appropriateness alongside developmental-aid potential and eco-design principles to minimize environmental impact during manufacturing. Parents can trust that our products are child-safe and intentionally made of the highest quality
Forest of Play
The nature-inspired play space helps enhance all areas of child development. Both at Bangkok and Trang, the Forest of Play are built from our toys and leftover materials from our factory and nearby community
Play Space Design Service
After 'Forest of Play' garnered much attention, various organizations, companies, and business owners contacted us to design play spaces in their area. Therefore, we’re starting our new unit to support a design service of indoor play spaces and large-scale play objects.
Toy Clinic
Our Toy Clinic is located at our headquarters in Bangkok, which provides toy repair services. If you need a PlanToys item repaired, please bring it to our store. Here, we repair it free of charge! If a replacement piece is required, we only charge for the part.
Toy Rental
The rental service with sets of toys paired with storybooks. This is a sustainable way for parents to support their children's play without overspending on toys their children will quickly outgrow.
SUSTAINABLE WAY
We pay close attention to every step of our manufacturing process to create our wooden toys including the well-being of our employees and responsible for the environment.
For over 40 years, we’ve only used non-toxic materials and sustainable production methods that illustrate our mission of supporting children in their developmental stages and also protecting our employees from any harmful toxicity during production. We ensure the maximize use of natural resources and create minimum to zero waste throughout our production process. We use reclaimed rubberwood from rubber trees that no longer produce latex to produce solid wood and plywood for toy production. We also upcycle leftover sawdust to produce PlanWood, a unique material that allows us to design toys with dynamic shapes. In addition, when coated PlanWood toys with a non-toxic water-based lacquer, this allows us to make wooden toys that can be played with in water!
In addition, we never neglect to create a happy organization. We established the PlanToys Employees Savings Cooperative Limited for financial support. We reduce the burden of workers’ expenses by allocating space within the factory to make vegetable gardens for consumption and sharing. We encourage knowledge and awareness among employees through organic rice planting activities with local farmers to understand the value of food and can also apply knowledge for their sustainable livelihood.
Eco-Design
Our toys are created using eco-design principles that help anticipate and minimize the negative environmental impacts of manufacturing.
Eco-Materials
Other materials like fabric, recycled paper, and rope, we ensure that materials are chemical-free and safe for our workers and children.
Eco-Efficient Manufacturing
We pay close attention to every step of our manufacturing process to create our wooden toys and are responsible for the environment. Every factor behind our business operations drives sustainably.
Plant-Based Ink
We always search for the best eco-friendly materials for use in production. Organic pigments not only benefit our children but also the environment.
Water-Based Dyes
PlanToys prohibits the use of chemical dyes containing lead or other heavy metals. Our water-based dye can maintain the texture of our wooden toys — keeping them as close to their original nature as possible.
Solar Energy
The 1,851 solar panels have been installed at the PlanToys factory to reduce carbon emissions from electricity used. This will reduce about 400 tCO2e per year, equivalent to a 30% reduction in electricity consumption or planting 42,105 trees yearly.
Biomass Energy
Nothing is wasted at the PlanToys Factory; leftover wood pieces and chips are used as fuel to produce heat energy for the PlanWood production process in the factory.
Chemical-Free and Kiln-Dried Process
Our chemical-free and kiln-dried process were refined. In our factory, we use this process to eliminate moisture content from rubberwood gradually. This environmentally friendly method also helps reduce weevil problems.
Planwood
PlanWood is an eco-friendly material resulting from grinding surplus sawdust from production combined with organic pigments and non-toxic glue and using a thermal process to form the shapes.
Organic Pigment
A colored material made of an organic compound with pigment properties. We use organic pigments in PlanWood production. Organic pigments are not only safe for our children but also for the environment.
ASTM & EN71
All PlanToys products exceed international safety standards, including ASTM (USA) and EN71 (Europe).
Non-Formaldehyde Glue
In addition to being concerned about the safety of children, we're also concerned with the safety of our employees. We use non-Formaldehyde Glue in the PlanWood process and toy assembly in production.
ISO 45001 & SA 8000
The ISO 45001 certification confirms our healthy work environment regarding safety and health standards for office and factory employees. PlanToys also received the SA 8000 certification for employee quality of life after instilling a program that mandates equal opportunity for all employees.
ISO 9001 & ISO 14001
PlanToys received the ISO 9001 certificate for world-class quality of products and services and the ISO 14001 certificate for excellence in environmental management.
Happy Organization
We believe that our employees’ happiness is partially our responsibility, whether it is implementing chemical-free materials, practicing safer manufacturing methods, offering support for their good quality of life via a cooperative shop, or encouraging employees in their financial and mental wellness.
SUSTAINABLE WORLD
We share our value of Better Kids Better World through Sustainable Play with our community by supporting projects that are beneficial to society and the environment.
We strive to create play opportunities that can be accessible to all children. PlanToys, together with our partners, initiated the PlanToys Bring Smile and Mom-Made Toy project to design toys specifically suited for special needs children by focusing on Visual Impairment, Autism, and Cerebral Palsy. We set up the Toy Library at our factory and the public libraries in Trang with free lending toys service. We built the Forest of Play and the Toy Museum in Trang to be a comprehensive learning play area for expanding play opportunities to the local community.
We contributed part of our sales proceeds to social development projects. We contribute 1 euro for every Wonky Fruit & Vegetable Set sold, to Kromkommer, an organization that aims to raise awareness for reducing food waste. We donate $10 for every purchase of Walking Elephant to the Save Elephant Foundation Thailand to support their projects.
Contribution to society cannot be achieved without the cooperation of all our customers and worldwide partners who always support PlanToys for our Sustainable World.