Big Toys
BigToys structures are designed to build confidence, encourage social interaction and develop essential cognitive and gross motor skills. Our unique play activities integrate physical fitness and problem solving to promote teamwork, critical thinking and creativity.
Why Big Toys?
Green Summary
BigToys has been dedicated to creating environmentally friendly products since before being green was trendy. For us, it’s never been a trend – it’s a lifestyle. We believe in sustaining play for generations to come. Our goal is to ensure that our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren have clean, healthy areas in which to play.
70% Content
BigToys products lead the industry in recycled content, averaging more than 70% reclaimed material in each structure.
18 mil Milk Jugs
Our decks, enclosures, and roofs are made from 100% post-consumer recycled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) formed from milk jugs. This process has diverted more than 18 million milk jugs from landfills since 2005!
1 Million Pounds
We’ve diverted more than 1 million pounds of scrap metal from landfills since 2005 by using recycled metal to manufacture our metal uprights.
Not only do we choose earth friendly materials, but we also implement green practices that improve the environmental sustainability of our manufacturing process. We are proud that our manufacturing facility in Fort Payne, Alabama is ISO 14001 certified. This certification specifies the requirements of our environmental management system (EMS).
1 million lbs. of scrap metal diverted from landfills is equal to about 250 cars. (Average car weighs 4,000 pounds)
Our Philosophy
By far the most frequent question that our customers ask us is, “What makes BigToys green?” This is an important question that we gladly embrace. Many of our customers have questions concerning how to evaluate the environmental impact of their playground projects. This has become increasingly difficult as more playground manufacturers rush to establish their green credentials.
At BigToys, we see a direct connection between caring for children and caring for the environment. Building commercial playground equipment that nurtures children is only half the story. Respecting the environment that our children play in and will one day inherit is equally important.
