Green Options » toys r us http://greenoptions.com/tag/toys-r-us Posts tagged 'toys r us' Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Organic Baby Food Recall: Plum Organics Apple and Carrot http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/10/21/organic-baby-food-recall-plum-organics-apple-and-carrot/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/10/21/organic-baby-food-recall-plum-organics-apple-and-carrot/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:25 +0000 Julie Knapp http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/10/21/organic-baby-food-recall-plum-organics-apple-and-carrot/ If you feed your little one Plum Organics, here’s a baby food recall you need to know about. The organic baby food company issued a voluntary recall yesterday due to a botulism danger. The only product affected is the Apple and Carrot Portable Pouch, which comes in a 4.22 ounce bag.

The pouches are being pulled from store shelves because of a potential risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination, which can cause botulism, a sometimes life-threatening condition that you clearly don’t want to mess around with.

In a letter on the Plum Organics website, founder Gigi Lee Chang explains that “after a routine test determined the formulation was incorrect. Plum Organics immediately investigated the matter and confirmed that a mixing error was to blame which resulted in an improper blend of carrots and apples.”

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/10/21/organic-baby-food-recall-plum-organics-apple-and-carrot/feed/ A New Cash for Clunkers at Toys R Us http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/28/a-new-cash-for-clunkers-at-toys-r-us/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/28/a-new-cash-for-clunkers-at-toys-r-us/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:22:02 +0000 Julie Knapp http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/28/a-new-cash-for-clunkers-at-toys-r-us/ Old Baby High Chair

The Cash for Clunkers concept isn’t just for used cars anymore. Toys R Us is introducing their own version of Cash for Clunkers called the Great Trade-In. It’s no surprise that secondhand baby gear use is on the rise during the recession, but Toys R Us wants to call attention to the fact that many of the used items circulating could be damaged or not compliant with the newest safety standards. Or they could have been recalled long ago–less than 30% of recalled baby products actually get returned according to Kids in Danger, a consumer advocacy group.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/08/28/a-new-cash-for-clunkers-at-toys-r-us/feed/ Corporations, Products, and a Giant Greenwash http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/14/corporations-products-and-a-giant-greenwash/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/14/corporations-products-and-a-giant-greenwash/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:13:52 +0000 Jamie Ervin http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/14/corporations-products-and-a-giant-greenwash/ “The phenomena of socially and environmentally destructive corporations, attempting to preserve and expand their markets or power by posing as friends of the environment.”- Definition of Greenwashing according to CorpWatch.

Perhaps a more consumer friendly definition is the one provided by the Stop Greenwash site, “Used to describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.”

The site goes on to explain,

“The average citizen is finding it more and more difficult to tell the difference between those companies genuinely dedicated to making a difference and those that are using a green curtain to conceal dark motives.”

Examples of greenwashing highlighted on the Greenpeace site are: GM’s Save Gas Ad Campaign and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/14/corporations-products-and-a-giant-greenwash/feed/ Toys R Us: Greenwashing or Advertising? Who cares. http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/21/toys-r-us-greenwashing-or-advertising-who-cares/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/21/toys-r-us-greenwashing-or-advertising-who-cares/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:16 +0000 Jessica Gottlieb http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/21/toys-r-us-greenwashing-or-advertising-who-cares/ HolyMolyToysRUs I’m super dee duper excited that you are now marketing to my child’s eco conscious side.

Cuz, ya know, kids need new stuff all the time.

Sorry folks, I’ll try and regain my composure now. I just wanted to start this post off with an appropriate amount of ridiculousness. I get that Toys R Us is trying to get on the green bandwagon. They’ve sent out a press release that includes this:

Toys”R”Us stores nationwide are now offering customers another way to go “green” with a new line of “R”Us branded reusable bags in a variety of eye-catching styles and colors.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/08/21/toys-r-us-greenwashing-or-advertising-who-cares/feed/ The Ultimate Greenwashing: Barbie Goes Green http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/01/the-ultimate-greenwashing-barbie-goes-green/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/01/the-ultimate-greenwashing-barbie-goes-green/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:43:08 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/01/the-ultimate-greenwashing-barbie-goes-green/ BarbieAlmost a month ago, we received a press release for Barbie™ BCause, an attempt by Mattel to fool consumers into believing made in China, plastic, out-of-proportion dolls were green. I sent it out to our Eco Child’s Play writers stating, “Anyone want to take this on. I can’t do it. I’d be struck by lightening or something. ” Beth Bader responded that there had been too many lies, too much deception to believe such sustainability claims. So I thought green Barbie was dead to our blog, until Skye Kilaen of Crafting a Green World sent me an interesting article from Mother Jones. MJ writes:

When I first saw the press release about a “green” Mattel collection of accessories called Barbie BCause, I thought it was an April Fool’s joke. Apparently not. Mattel’s new “playful and on-trend” collection of hats and bags for young girls will be released “just in time to celebrate Earth Day in style.” Which is pretty ironic, really, given that Barbie dolls themselves are made out of plastic and are packaged in even more plastic. And not the kind of plastic you can throw in the recycling bin, either.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/01/the-ultimate-greenwashing-barbie-goes-green/feed/ Toys R Us New Toys - Eco Friendly; Still Made in China http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:53:50 +0000 mcmilker http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/ toysrus-logo.jpgNow that the word is out, Toys R Us is going green, it’s time perhaps to look a little harder at exactly what is being offered to parents looking for more safer, healthier toys for their children. After last year’s, lead paint/ phthalate/magnet scares, it’s no wonder Toys R Us is announcing a whole new line of eco friendly toys available in stores in time for Earth Day, April 22, 2008

But…they’re still made in China.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/02/toys-r-us-new-toys-eco-friendly-still-made-in-china/feed/ Toys R Us Goes Green, But Questions Remain http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/toys-r-us-goes-green-but-questions-remain/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/toys-r-us-goes-green-but-questions-remain/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:35:06 +0000 mcmilker http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/toys-r-us-goes-green-but-questions-remain/ toys-r-us-toys.jpgParents looking for organic and natural toys won’t have to go quite so far to find them according to an announcement released today. On Earth Day, April 22, 2008 Toys R Us and Toys R Us online will start selling a private label brand of toys.

The toys will be packaged in earth-tone colored boxes that bear a stylized “R” seal featuring a green leaf, encircled by the words “Recycle, Renew, Reuse, Re-think,” and signifies for parents that the toys are eco-friendly. The packaging itself will be made from no less than 70 percent recycled materials, according to the company.

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