Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based bricks.

Lego Says It Won’t Use Recycled Plastic for Bricks Because It Doesn’t Really Help the Planet The company has opted to not move forward with recycled bricks made from polyethylene terephthalate ...

In 2021, the company unveiled a prototype brick made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which was supposed to be better for the environment compared to its traditional bricks, which ...

In 2023, Lego abandoned the possibility of using a specific recycled plastic, polyethylene terephthalate (RPET), after finding that it would lead to higher carbon emissions.

After months of trial and error, by 2018 she had her first prototype – a brick made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) mixed with sand and compressed under heat. It wasn’t perfect, but it ...

Plastic and plastic recycling has been a major global issue for decades, ... Gjenge turns used LDPE and sand into paving bricks. It's also used to make mailing envelopes and more plastic bags.

Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in ...

Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based bricks.