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Lego bricks are forever, more or less. I don't know anyone who has trashed Lego bricks, they are reused, passed down to children, resold, etc... or stored in gi
by GuB-42 3y ago
Lego bricks are forever, more or less. I don't know anyone who has trashed Lego bricks, they are reused, passed down to children, resold, etc... or stored in giant bins waiting to be reused.
There are few things more environmentally friendly than that. Had they used recycled or bioplastics, they would have been carbon negative.
Plastic is not bad at all, there is no perfect material, but plastic checks many of the boxes, even its environment footprint is low. It is only a problem because it is too cheap, so cheap that we throw it away without thinking. But it is not the case for Lego bricks, people don't throw away Lego bricks, and they are not cheap.
- Gigachad 3y agoWhere is all the Lego then? They have been making billions of bricks for decades. If it never breaks, they should be able to just shut down the factory and people would sell between themselves. I would assume a huge portion eventually just gets landfilled.
- GuB-42 3y agoIt is a question I ask myself. Some guesses: - People have more Lego. Passed over collections become bigger and bigger. Maybe the average collection was 2 boxes of bricks before, now it is 5. - More people use Lego. There is a lot of Lego for adults now. It is not just for kids, but kids still play with Lego. People, especially adults can make bigger models too, with more bricks. - A lot of Lego are stored in attics, unused. What will happen to them after they are rediscovered? I don't know, but they will probably end up growing someone else's collection. - Some may end up in landfills, lost, broken, etc... But I think it is a very small amount. Used, bulk Lego bricks are about $15/kg, more than copper scrap, it would be worth digging for them if they were a common occurrence.