I just happen to be watching this show called Lego Masters as I'm having a beer at the club.

It got me thinking, the world seems to be worried about the amount of plastic in it, but Lego would seem to have a lot to answer for!

Just sayin, like.

How much Lego is still played with?

Some of my lego dates from the 1960s and it connects perfectly with Lego made today. Such fantastic manufacturing tolerances! No need to throw Lego away, pass it on.

Here's a page about Lego's suststainability https://www.lego.com/en-gb/sustainability/environment/

Unfortunately, Lego has been lost as sea https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/history/5-million-lego-pieces-plunged-6625201

It's a valid point and one that Lego took on board some years ago. Apart from all the usual stuff to reduce CO2 generated by their manufacturing they're actually working towards using sustainable materials by 2030.

Another factor that's often overlooked with products like Lego is also applicable to our model railway hobby. While Lego bricks are made of plastic, they stay in use pretty much forever. So the environmental impact on them is balanced by the fact they don't need constantly binning and replacing.

Really? I doubt Lego represents even 0.0001% of plastic production, and it stays around forever, literally passing between generations. Compare that to single use plastics like packaging that's an immeasurably bigger problem.

I doubt Lego make the top 10,000 companies who "have a lot to answer for". 

Quote from: Bealman on April 12, 2023, 11:03:58 AM
I just happen to be watching this show called Lego Masters as I'm having a beer at the club.

It got me thinking, the world seems to be worried about the amount of plastic in it, but Lego would seem to have a lot to answer for!

Just sayin, like.

Boooooooo, boooooooo,

Burn the heretic !!!!!

Lego is the antithesis of single use plastic.

John P

Quote from: Michael Shillabeer on April 12, 2023, 12:37:03 PM
Some of my lego dates from the 1960s and it connects perfectly with Lego made today. Such fantastic manufacturing tolerances!

That takes me back. Lego was my main interest as a toddler in the 1960s. I had a mix of old and new bricks. The older ones were a little bit loose fitting, but the newer ones (with a larger Lego logo on each pip) were much tighter. I soon learnt to use the newer bricks for "structural" parts and the older ones for "decorative" bits.

I am a lad born pre Lego, Mechano was my toy of choice.

My older brother had Meccano (and has a load more since he retired).

Yes I had Meccano as a child and loved it, learnt a lot from using that. But I have tubs of Lego in the cupboard from my two children, now waiting for the grandaughter to be old enough to use it. Chris H.

I think that Lego is an important step in teaching children forbidden words. Just listen to the expletives which come from an adult who has just stepped barefoot on to a piece of Lego.

Quote from: njee20 on April 12, 2023, 01:18:22 PMReally? I doubt Lego represents even 0.0001% of plastic production

However they are acknowledged to be the worlds largest manufacturer of rubber tyres (by number not size...)

Indeed, good pub quiz question!

Very true about the engineering. Even the original small bricks connect with the big Duplo ones.

Also the longevity. When GrandBealette gets dumped delivered to us today for looking after, the first thing she'll be playing with is the Lego that belonged to her mum!