Legos are a classic toy that have been around for generations and are beloved by children and adults alike. With the recent surge of plastic waste piling up in our landfills, it’s no wonder people are wondering whether Legos can be recycled or not. The answer is yes- Legos can indeed be recycled! Keep reading to find out how to prepare your Legos for recycling, where you can take them, and what happens when they’re recycled.
See the below map for locations where you can recycle legos.
Unfortunately, most local recycling centers do not pay you for your Lego bricks when they are recycled but some may offer store credit or coupons if you bring in a large amount of Lego pieces to recycle at once.
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When Lego pieces are recycled, they are typically melted down and the plastic is used to make new products such as plastic furniture, toys or other items. The melted down plastic is also used to create new Lego bricks or other building blocks for use in construction projects and other creative endeavors.
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Before taking your lego pieces to a recycling center, it’s important to clean them off first by removing any stickers, grime or dirt from the surface of the pieces so that they can be properly recycled without any additional contaminants that could affect the quality of the new products made from them later on down the line.
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Most local municipal recycling centers should have information available about whether they accept Lego bricks for recycling or not so it’s best to check with them first before bringing in any pieces that you may have collected over time that need disposal of some sort. Additionally, there are many online programs now set up specifically for recycling and donating LEGO brick donations such as BrickRecycle and The Brick Bank which both provide detailed instructions on how to safely ship your bricks across the country (or world) safely and easily!
Similarly, see if you can recycle puzzles.
Besides simply donating old lego sets to friends or family members who may want them, you can also get creative by using lego pieces as decorations around your home or office - either by displaying them in frames on walls/tables/desks etc., making miniature sculptures out of them for potted plants or even creating custom jewelry out of spare lego parts! The possibilities are endless when it comes to getting crafty with old lego sets!
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Fossil fuels are a finite resource and need to be conserved wherever possible - one way we can do our part is by recycling our old lego sets instead of throwing them away into landfills where they will just add more non-biodegradable waste into our environment! With a little bit of effort we can repurpose these blocks into something entirely new which is great news for us, our planet and future generations alike!
Jordan Klyde is passionate about helping the environment. He spends much of his time thinking and writing about ways to recycle, reduce waste, and conserve energy. As an advocate for environmental sustainability, Jordan works closely with businesses and local governments to develop ways to make our planet better.
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