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BioBuddi building blocks made from plants - Learning Letters
€19.98
Jiminy
Click-together building blocks (very similar to, and compatible with, LEGO Duplo) - made locally in Europe without plastic or any petroleum, just plants!?! Yes! That's BiOBUDDi!
What each set contains: 35 click-together building blocks, similar size to and compatible with LEGO Duplo (but these are free of all petro-plastics!) Sticker sheets. Manual, 1 base plate.
Feel great about where it comes from:
Raw materials from EU? No - Brazil - we are not thrilled about this because it's far away (transport carbon emissions). But we do have assurance that no rainforest was removed to create the sugarcane fields:
The sugarcane is grown in a different region of Brazil far from the Amazon rainforest
The Brazilian government doesn't allow new sugarcane plantations because they feel the country has enough
Organic? Yes >70% of the sugarcane is organically-grown
Manufactured in EU? Yes - Netherlands
What's it made from? Sugarcane - the waste products of turning it into food/clothes/etc are made into ethanol and then Green Polyethylene (Green PE)
What's it packaged in? FSC cardboard box, bioplastic bag (also made from sugarcane, recyclable in other countries but sadly not in Ireland)
Shipping packaging from manufacturer to us: Cardboard box only
Plastic-free? Yes 100%
Vegan? Yes!
Animal-cruelty-free? Yes
Reused upcycled or recycled? No
Feel great about where it goes after you've used it:
Biodegradable / compostable? Not biodegradable (but still really good for our planet because it's made from plants (not petroleum), can be used for generations and then recycled
Reusable refillable? Yes
Recyclable? Yes 100%
Feel great about you and your child using it:
Great for ages: 1.5 to 6 years
Shelf life: Indefinite
Awards: UK Toy Shop 2019 Gold Medal; DIN CERTCO certificate of bio-based materials; Baby Innovation Green Award 2019; Eco Excellence 2018 best nursery eco toy; LuxLife Parent & Baby awards 2018
Safety standards met: EN71 EU toy safety standards
Solvent-free? Yes
Gluten-free? Yes
Peanut-free? Yes
Soy-free? Yes
Lactose-free? Yes
Easy to wash-off clothes skin? N/A
Improvements we're working on in this product: None, we think it's perfect! But let us know what you think!
Search terms: bio buddi, bio buddy, biobuddy
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