Faced with a materials conundrum, Lego bets on carbon removal
Lego's Scope 3 emissions have increased steadily from 1.02 million tonnes in 2019 to 1.6 million tonnes in 2022.
Toy manufacturer Lego is still looking for the right material to replace virgin plastic in its famous bricks – but in the meantime the company is betting on carbon removal, with a new direct air capture agreement with Climeworks.
Last October, Lego announced that it had given up on trying to use recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the plastic used for bottles, to replace Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) in its bricks.
