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Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions" (www.cbsnews.com)
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Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions"::Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."

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[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 points 1 year ago

The article says the recycled plastic was able to meet their quality requirements, just not with any reduction in emissions. They've also tried many potential materials that didn't meet their requirements, and presumably some of the other options could have reduced emissions at the expense of quality.