Lego’s lesson: U-turn on using recycled plastic bottles a wake-up call for green supply chains

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The ambitious project aimed to replace traditional Lego plastic with a new material made from recycled plastic bottles. However, when Lego assessed the project’s environmental impact throughout its supply chain, it found that producing bricks with the recycled plastic would require extra materials and energy to make them durable enough. Because this conversion process would result in higher carbon emissions, the company decided to stick with its current fossil fuel-based materials while continuing to search for more sustainable alternatives.

companies that claim to have low emissions may be greenwashing without taking action to reduce emissions in their supply chains to combat climate change.

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