Announced that LEGO will use actual plants as a material for "plant block"

Lego declared that "use sustainable new materials" instead of using petroleum-derived plastics as raw material for LEGO block by 2030, and how to make LEGO blocks with new materials I was researching. As the first new material on March 1, 2018 (Thursday), Lego announced that it will make plant blocks such as "leaves" "bushes" "wood" from plastic made from sugarcane as raw material. It is said that a new block using plant-derived ingredients will appear in 2018.

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Lego to launch its first sustainable, plant-based plastic bricks this year
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Lego declared as an environmental initiative "to use" sustainable new materials "instead of using petroleum-based plastics as material for the Lego block by 2030", and in 2015 "Sustainable Materials Center "Was established. And we are investing $ 165 million (about 17 billion yen) for the center to study the new block manufacturing method.

As a result of this effort, it was found that ethanol produced from sugarcane can be used as raw material for Lego block,polyethyleneIt is said that the manufacture of plastic has been realized.

ByDaniel Ramirez

Lego seems to be 100% used as a raw material for plant blocks such as 'leaves', 'bushes', 'trees', etc. according to the material because plastics derived from new plants can be produced. This means that about 1 to 2% of the whole LEGO block produced by LEGO will be occupied by plant derived ingredients.

According to Tim Brooks of Environmental Responsibility Department of the LEGO Group, "Because plant-based polyethylene has exactly the same properties as conventional ones, it does not feel any difference in texture or appearance" It explains that you will not feel anything different from conventional plastic products.

BySunny Ripert

It is said that new Lego blocks derived from plants will appear in 2018.