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Lego bricks.
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Car made from Lego bricks.
Lego has unveiled its first bricks made from recycled plastic bottles and ( 11 ) that
it hopes to include the pieces in sets within two years. The prototype 4x2 bricks have been
made from PET plastic from ( 12 ) bottles with additives to give them the strength of
standard Lego parts, and are the result of three years of ( 13 ) with 250 variations of
materials. It has already ( 14 ) plans to remove single-use plastic from boxes, and since
2018 has been ( 15 ) parts from bio-polyethylene (bio-PE), made from sustainably
sourced sugarcane. These parts are bendy pieces, such as trees, leaves and accessories for
figurines.
Tim Brooks, vice-president for environmental ( 16 ) at Lego Group, said the biggest
challenge was "rethinking and innovating new materials that are as ( 17 ), strong and
high (18) as our existing bricks and fit with Lego elements made over the past 60
years". He added: "We're committed to playing our part in building a sustainable future for
generations of children. We want our products to have a positive ( 19 ) on the planet,
not just with the play they inspire, but also with the materials we use. We still have a long
20 ) we are making."
way to go on our journey, but are pleased with the
Hillary Osborne, "Lego develops first bricks made from recycled plastic bottles", The
Guardian, 23 June, 2021. (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/23/lego-
develops-first-bricks-made-of-recycled-plastic-bottles) (-)