Lego continues to search the right material

The world's largest toy manufacturer Lego two years ago it was clear that the lego parts produced from oil-based ABS instead of recycled plastic bottles were tested. However, this new material was determined to lead to higher carbon emissions, and the company had to abandon this high profile sustainability breakthrough. ABS-based products are used in about 80 percent of the billions of Lego parts produced annually. This also gives the sign that the Lego is a very big problem that needs to exceed in the sustainability area.

“We tested hundreds of materials”][

] CEO of Danish origin family company Niels Christiansen Financial Times said that the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) leads to higher carbon emissions throughout the life of the product to require new equipment. Lego decided to improve carbon footprint in time of ABS, which requires about 2 kg of oil to make 1 kg of plastic instead. CEO, “In the first days it was believed that this magic material or this new material will be easy to exist. But the desired material is not there. We tested hundreds of materials. It’s not possible to find such a raw material” [

Many sets cover paper instead of plastic]
According to the information introduced by Financegundem.com, the tactical change of Lego also emphasizes the challenging decisions that companies face sustainability. With the elimination of the use of fossil fuel, the same targets can be conflicted with one such as reducing carbon emissions. The company is moving towards getting rid of disposable plastic bags used in packaging of Lego toys by 2025. In many sets of Lego, plastic bags are used instead of paper containers. But getting rid of the use of ABS stands out as a rather demanding target. It makes the Lego bricks made using plastic, both durable and disassembled and easy to install. In other materials, this quality has not been possible.