7th Biobased Chemicals and Plastics,

05-07 Jun, 2018 - Bangkok, THAILAND

Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit

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Educational Toy Maker Lego to Launch its First sustainable pieces made out of plant-based plastic in 2018

Posted on : 21 May, 2018

 
Denmark’s Lego will be launching its first brick pieces that are made out of plant-based plastic by end of 2018. The company has already started producing the environment friendly pieces that are made of biobased plastics derived from sugar cane and include “botanical elements” such as leaves, bushes, and trees.
 
These new pieces will also use polyethylene – which make up about 1 to 2 percent of Lego’s total plastic elements. Lego claims that these biobased bricks will still be identical to those Lego pieces produced using petroleum based plastic.
 
Lego is moving away from virgin plastics and aims to use more and more sustainable materials in its core products and packaging by 2030.
 
Lego has already invested in the research of sustainable materials with $165 million earmarked for a dedicated Sustainable Materials Centre that is researching and implementing sustainable alternatives to Lego’s current products. Besides Lego has also collaborated with WWF to reduce carbon emissions in its manufacturing and supply chain operations. 
 
Lego also encourages donating old Lego bricks that people do not use anymore and also recycling them with regular household plastics.
 
More about commercial use of biobased materials at CMT’s 7th Biobased Chemicals and Plastics on 5-7 June, 2018 in Bangkok.
 
For more information, Contact Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg or call +65 6346 9147.
 
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