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 made the decision — first reported by the Financial Times Sunday — after it spent years testing recycled polyethylene terephthalate as a more climate-friendly alternative to the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene it uses in the majority of its toys. The toymaker has pledged to use only sustainable materials in its products by 2032 and, two years ago, unveiled a prototype brick made from recycled PET. The plastic was sourced from bottles that are typically used for water or soda.
Lego’s move underscores the challenge companies face in trying to adapt their products and processes in response to the climate crisis. “We have decided not to progress making bricks from recycled PET after more than three years of testing as we found the material didn’t reduce carbon emissions,” the spokesperson said.
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