That page doesn’t mention degradable blocks, though.
I can see the challenges for that. You want a brick to connect strongly with other bricks for decades, even when it’s left alone for years, yet decompose in years when left alone and lost, if not faster.
But if I am going to buy all three of my daughters lego (which I have) knowing that they will not hold on to them for "decades" -- I'd rather they have a blast when they are a kid, and then move on to whatever, and the blocks can go into the ground without worry.
Yes, I am familiar with block exchanges etc... I have no desire to manage the post-market-post-play relationship I have with LEGO.
LEGO should be literally all over that service.
"Send us your unused lego and we will provide them to a nice farm Up-Site" sorta thing...
I wonder what has happened to all those blocks, bricks, and specifically that one piece...
With that said, as I know LEGO to be a great company, what does become of the trilllions of plastic squares?
You know what I would like to see? Plant-based LEGO with degradable/plantable block (VEGAN LEGO)..
Not because I am some hippy (even though I am) - but as a visual, the kid across the street from me (well my grandparents, in Saratogo - his dad did something with computers at nasa in the 70s and 80s) had a play-room.... When we would play with his lego sets - the bins, dumped out, covered the floor in literally like 3" deep of lego parts. It was impressive
I have probably had ~2 or ~3 of those black and yellow bins full of legos. This kid has a literal ton of lego in his house.
regardless, its all fish food now?
Hopefully there is a LEGO heaven, and not a environment dumped with them.
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But lego designed to BE planted would be sweet.