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Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions"

3 years ago by L4sBot to c/technology

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Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions"::Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."

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KTVX94 39 points 3 years ago

Forgive my ignorance, but isn't the point of reusing plastic to prevent or reduce plastic waste and contamination? Not necessarily carbon itself.

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serratur 10 points 3 years ago

Lego already does a great job at reuse, you can just pass it on to the next generation as they last forever anyway.

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Nioxic 8 points 3 years ago

Yes but lego wants to be carbon neutral

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