Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck

by Sprig

Product Features

• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
• Sprig Toys, Inc., is a company dedicated to making the best toys the right way
• Sprig’s Eco Truck, Recycling Truck is fully equipped with flip open cab
• Sprig’s Eco-Truck, Recycling Truck is fully equipped with working dump-in/dump-out mechanism
• Made in Europe using Sprigwood

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 7.8 x 12.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002C4KY9E
• Item model number: E8019
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,613 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The sturdy green recycling truck from innovative toymakers Sprig is made of their trademarked "Stigwood" -- an composite of reclaimed wood and recycled plastic. Like other Sprig toys, it's not painted. Instead, it's dyed during the production process with safe pigments that have no heavy metals in them. This truck is good for the environment, and a joy to play with, too. A recycling bin is included that can be picked up and emptied into the truck, and there are plenty of other moving parts to keep children ages two and older entertained.

Recycling Truck Ages: 2+

What We Think Fun factor: Durability: Educational factor: Novelty factor: The Good: Moving parts function smoothly and mimic a real recycling truck. The Challenging: The truck doesn't come with any characters. In a Nutshell: truck that will stand up to rough play and become a favorite toy.

Expertly Crafted Truck is Ready for Rough-and-Tumble Play
All the parts on this expertly crafted truck function well, from the big tires to the mechanism that empties the recycling bin. The Sprigwood material is durable and sturdy, and all the parts will stand up to rough play. The levers and knobs that control the truck's mechanisms are big and easy to grasp -- just the right size for a child's hand.

The truck is a cheerful green color flecked with bits of sawdust, which makes a nice change from the shiny, cheap plastic seen in so many toys today. The garbage can is the only small, detachable part, and it could get lost if kids don't pay attention.

Teaches Kids About Recycling
The truck can do everything a real recycling truck can do, including emptying a recycling bin into the back of the truck (The child does have to pick up and secure the bin to the truck). It can also dump all its contents when your child pulls on a lever. A bigger lever pulls the body of the truck back up so it can continue on to pick up more recycling. The truck moves smoothly when pushed. Kids will have so much fun playing with this lifelike truck that they'll naturally become curious about recycling.

About Sprig
Eco-conscious toymaker Sprig was born when three toy designers realized what an appalling effect traditional toy manufacturing had on the environment. After observing firsthand how toys got made, they understood that the process employed by the factories had a harmful impact on nearby air, soil, water, and plants. They were also disturbed by the emerging "watch-me" trend in electronic toys that encouraged kids to be more passive in their play. So in 2007, these three designers joined forces to create Sprig, which allowed them to build battery-free, , paint-free, kid-powered toys.

What's in the Box
Recycling truck with detachable recycling bin

This recycling truck toy from Sprig teaches kids an worldview. View larger.

The truck's cheerful green color will be sure to delight children. View larger.

With several movable parts, the truck opens up exciting options for imaginative play. View larger.

From the Manufacturer

Sprig Toys and Amazon.com have teamed up to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. Products in Frustration-Free Packaging are exactly the same--we've just streamlined the packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It's designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Recycled recycling truck? Don't mind if I do!, November 16, 2009

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Simons' Mama - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck (Toy)

Thank you, Sprig, for continuing to create eco-friendly products that are reasonably priced, durable, and highly enjoyable. My 22 month old son is enamored with his Sprig trucks, and we love them, as well. Light weight- easy to transport to the beach, etc. Durable- gets dropped, kicked, and rammed into things. Hasn't shown so much as a scratch. Smells LOVELY. I keep sniffing it. Sprig integrates wood chips into the trucks, so they smell like a real wood shop. Sniff sniff. Awesome. This truck comes with a small blue bucket that can attach to the back, for filling and dumping. As with his other Sprig truck, the bed of the truck can be locked into place by a slider bar underneath- very convenient for letting younger children enjoy the truck, without getting frustrated.

And speaking of frustration, I love the Frustration-Free packaging. My husband simply slit the top of the box from Amazon open, and let our 22 month old have at it. He got the truck out of the box, and out of its' packaging, in under a minute, and was very proud of himself. Good job, Amazon. Keep it up! You are saving countless parents a lot of headache, especially on Christmas Eve- in our house, Santa sets up the toys he brings, which has resulted in a lot of cursing and swearing. Last year was wonderful, with the Frustration-Free products we got. Thanks again!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really loads up & Really dumps!, November 2, 2009

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Zucchini (NorCal) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck (Toy)

Great little toy! Our son loads up the removable 'blue-bin' (just like ours at home!) and sets the bin in the loader, an easy flip of the butterfly-knob... and Voilà! Recyclables in the bin are recycled in the big-box! So cool. When he is a loaded up, he pulls the big lever and dumps away. Totally stoked on this little truck... love the real lessons we can teach and Oscar can put into practice... and it is made of recycled stuff too! Well done.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars wish this toy was much sturdier, February 27, 2010

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A. abegglen "astara" (ohio) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sprig Toys Eco Recycling-Truck (Toy)

this was bought for our year old boy who loves trucks. he carries it around by the handle on top, pushes it, makes truck noises for it, spins the wheels. he also has dropped it down a short flight of stairs. pretty sure this was the start of the truck falling apart - not even a week after he started playing with it. the back end that opens and closes had broken off. a few weeks later, the small pins that hold the truck in a locked position vs dump position have now broken off too. our boy doesn't seem to notice or care, but one day he might notice the other back piece and want it fixed. it's a disappointment in the durability category, but still a thumbs up in the play value.