100% Recycled, 100% Huggable! Keel Toys are a big plush toy maker; we're delighted to support their admirable move towards recycled materials. The KeelEco range of stuffed toys is made from 100% recycled polyester (rPET), which is obtained by melting down used plastic drinks bottles & spinning it into new polyester. A 30cm toy uses up to 16 x 500ml old drinks bottles! These eco-friendly toys are manufactured & stuffed with 100% recycled polyester from plastic waste and weighted with recycled glass beads, these floppy toys have been perfectly designed for being hugged by a loving new friend. Traditional glass eyes have been replaced with cotton embriodered eye, which give a unique & playful character to they eco-friendly soft toys. The iconic Keel logo & hanging tag are now formed from FSC card & attached to the toy with cotton. Even the label is made from recycled materials! (Yay!) What it contains: 25cm tall/long stuffed toy Feel great about where it comes from: Raw materials from EU? No - China Organic? No - 100% recycled plastic Manufactured in EU? No - China, in an ICTI-monitored ethically-run factory What's it made from? 100% recycled materials - recycled polyester (reusing material from at least 10 recycled drinks bottles), recycled glass beads inside as weights, even the tag is recycled. Only the cotton that embroiders-on the eyes is new. What's it packaged in? Nothing Shipping packaging from manufacturer to us: FSC-certified cardboard only Plastic-free? No - recycled plastic Vegan? Yes Animal-cruelty-free? Yes Reused upcycled or recycled? Yes - 100% recycled rPET recycled polyester fabric and filling, recycled glass bead weights, even tags are recycled material Feel great about where it goes after you've used it: Biodegradable / compostable? No (plastic) Reusable / refillable? N/A Recyclable? Yes - together with other textiles. See MyWaste.ie A to Z for how to recycle anything in Ireland. Feel great about you and your child using it: Great for ages: All! Shelf life: Indefinite Awards: TBC Safety standards met: European toy safety standards (CE-marked) 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: We wish these were made in Europe. We searched for 2 years for sustainable-materials soft toys made in Europe and found just 1 UK producer of unaffordable teddies. There are lots of European soft toy companies but because, like clothing, soft toys are labour-intensive to make, they've all moved production to lower-cost countries. Care/use instructionsSpot clean, surface wash