Lego’s big plan to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles would have actually made emissions worse

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Lego is scrapping its ambitious plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles after its CEO revealed the alternative would eventually cause more carbon emissions than its current oil-intensive bricks.

Lego unveiled a prototype for a brick made from recycled plastic in 2021 in its first pivot to using sustainable materials to build its products.