Each year, more than 380 million metric tons of plastic is produced worldwide. Lego is responsible for 100,000 metric tons of it. This contribution to the annual total is, of course, the result of ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego has ...

When an Indian engineering student visited a traditional brick kiln, he was appalled at what he saw. “My moment of reckoning came during that field trip,” says Abhishek Banerjee, recalling the 2016 ...

Over the past few years, Lego has been taking some steps toward more sustainable practices for its plastic toys, outlining plans for more eco-friendly playthings. The company has just revealed the ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a building material that utilizes live microbes. The material can regenerate to form three generations of offspring. This could make the ...

Lego expects to begin selling toy building bricks made from recycled plastic bottles in 18 to 24 months, having found a suitable green alternative to oil-based plastic, the Danish toymaker said on ...

Lego is finally on its way to making its iconic toy bricks more sustainable. The toymaker unveiled this week a prototype brick made entirely of recycled plastic — but it's not yet available in stores.

LEGO is preparing to deliver its infamous block pieces in a brand new and environmentally friendly way. The company’s infamous bricks are currently made of ABS, an unrecyclable plastic. Of course, ...

The “K-Briq” generates less than 10 percent of the carbon emissions released during the manufacturing of regular bricks and is made from 90 percent construction waste materials. Gabriela Medero poses ...