LEGO Group Offers Sustainability Update
As well as releasing their annual results, the LEGO Group has also released a Sustainability Report, which offers some interesting snippets of information and changes to LEGO® products and packaging. It’s already been reported that the plastic bags used in LEGO sets will be replaced with paper ones. I took a look at some of them found in the 2021 LEGO Employee set. After a successful trial, the paper bags will be introduced into...
Prototype LEGO Brick Made From Recycled Plastic
The LEGO Group has committed to finding a sustainable and safe material to be used to create future LEGO® elements. So far this has resulted in a small selection of plant elements being created from plant-based plastics. The next step in sustainability is a brand new prototype brick crated from recycled plastic bottles. A one-litre bottle can be transformed into raw material to create around ten 2×4 bricks. Although these brand...
LEGO Group Accelerates Sustainability Efforts
The LEGO Group have been making great strides to become a sustainable company. In recent years they have invested in wind power, smaller boxes and even elements made from plant-based materials. The next step in their mission is to phase out single-use plastic bags found inside LEGO® boxes. From 2021, recyclable paper bags will be trialled in set boxes. This is just a small part of a wider investment of up to $400m to help accelerate...
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