Our 2026 commitments and the lifecycle math behind toy rental.
The math
The average American child owns ~70 toys (Gallup) and outgrows most within 6–12 months. Toys not donated end up in landfill — estimated 80% of toys globally end up in landfill within a year. Renting rotates each toy through 20+ families instead of 1.
The rental multiplier
One toy in our library serves an average of 20–30 families before retirement. If a family used it for 2 weeks, that's 40–60 weeks of active use per purchased toy.
Buying instead: most toys get 6–8 weeks of active use per household before boredom, then sit in storage or go to landfill.
Net impact: ToyDash extends each toy's useful life by ~10x.
Our 2026 commitments
Sustainable-material sourcing. Preference for brands using FSC-certified wood, recycled plastics, and natural dyes.
Retired-toy donation. Toys pulled from rotation but still safe are donated to local family-support programs in Southern Utah.
Minimal packaging. Reusable totes for every delivery. No single-use bags or boxes.
Regional inventory. Our whole library is stored within 30 miles of our customers — no cross-country shipping.
Transparent reporting. We'll publish annual stats on toys-in-circulation, retirement rate, and landfill diversion.
What your family contributes
A ToyDash subscription diverts an estimated 15–30 toys from landfill per kid per year vs. buying equivalent variety. That's 40–80 pounds of plastic, packaging, and wood staying in circulation.
Small, but real.
What we still have to improve
Transparency matters. Things we're working on:
Delivery fleet. Currently a gas-powered van. EV transition is multi-year.
Sanitizing chemicals. Moving fully to plant-based, biodegradable products.
Toy-repair program. Building out in-house repair to extend lifecycles further.