EcoLogo Toy Standard Progress is well Underway
What do Dr. Toy, Edward Schmults, former CEO of FAO Schwarz, and a large toy retailer have in common? These industry experts are interested in making “greener” toys available for children and are all members of EcoLogo’s Toy Standard Advisory Committee. This group is pleased to report that progress on the Program’s first standard for Toys is well underway.
On January 7, 2010, the Advisory Committee for the EcoLogo Toy Standard met for the first time. During this meeting, the team of experts shared insights and discussed the types of toys that will be included in this standard. “I am proud to be working with such dedicated and knowledgeable experts on this new standard for the EcoLogo Program that will mean greener, safer toys for children,” said Dr. Auerbach, one of the world’s leading experts on toys and children’s products.
This standard development process is being supported by Dr. Sally Edwards, Director of the Sustainable Children’s Products Initiative at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production (University of Massachusetts, Lowell) and staff at the University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products: leaders in the development of environmental product and material standards.
The EcoLogo Program staff anticipate that the first draft of this standard will be released in March 2010 for public comment and are looking forward to the feedback they will receive.
A comment report has been compiled from the discussion document and is now available on the EcoLogo website: www.ecologo.org, under Standards in Development or Review.
Questions about the comment report should be directed to the EcoLogo Program by sending an email to Katherine Stewart at: kstewart@ecologo.org, or calling: (800) 478-0399 or (613) 247-1900 ext. 231.