“At the LEGO Group we want to make a positive impact on the world around us, and are working hard to make great play products for children using sustainable materials. We are proud that the first LEGO elements made from sustainably sourced plastic are in production and will be in LEGO boxes this year. This is a great first step in our ambitious commitment of making all LEGO bricks using sustainable materials,” said Tim Brooks, Vice President, Environmental Responsibility at the LEGO Group.
The move is part of the LEGO Group’s commitment to use sustainable materials in core products and packaging by 2030.
LEGO Plants to be Made from Actual…Plants
In a bid to achieve an environmentally sustainable production line, The LEGO Group has announced that all their plant elements will be made from a plant based plastic source from now on!
The key component is polyethylene, which is a soft, durable and flexible plastic that is based on sugar-cane material. The polymer is made from ethanol produced from sugarcane.
“LEGO® botanical elements such as leaves, bushes and trees will be made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane in the future and will appear in LEGO boxes already in 2018.”
Who would have thought that the first step to having a sustainable system of LEGO production would be found in the common Saccharum?
Some of the elements are already using this new component and the rest of LEGO botanical elements will be converted to this by the end of the year.
Production has started on a range of sustainable LEGO® elements made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane. The new sustainable LEGO ‘botanical’ elements will come in varieties including leaves, bushes and trees.
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