Lego Reveals New Prototype Bricks , Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles.<br />Mashable reports the prototype<br />is the company's latest effort to <br />become more sustainable. .<br />The new Lego brick is made from discarded PET plastic bottles.<br />The new Lego brick is made from discarded PET plastic bottles.<br />A single 32-ounce bottle can be turned into approximately 10 2x4 Lego bricks.<br />The biggest challenge on our <br />sustainability journey is rethinking <br />and innovating new materials that <br />are as durable, strong and high <br />quality as our existing bricks and <br />fit with Lego elements made <br />over the past 60 years, Tim Brooks, Lego's vice president of environmental responsibility, via Mashable.<br />The biggest challenge on our <br />sustainability journey is rethinking <br />and innovating new materials that <br />are as durable, strong and high <br />quality as our existing bricks and <br />fit with Lego elements made <br />over the past 60 years, Tim Brooks, Lego's vice president of environmental responsibility, via Mashable.<br />According to Mashable, Lego has no timeline <br />of when the recycled bricks might be released, .<br />but testing and adding color to them <br />is expected to take at least a year. .<br />According to Mashable, the company announced plans to invest up to $400 million in sustainability efforts in 2020.<br />Those efforts include its Sustainable <br />Materials Program, social initiatives and <br />efforts to become carbon neutral by 2022.<br />The company has also pledged to <br />stop making its packaging with <br />single-use plastic by 2025.<br />We want our products to have a positive impact on the planet, not just with the play they inspire, but also with the materials we use, Tim Brooks, Lego's vice president of environmental responsibility, via Mashable.<br />We still have a long way to go on our journey but are pleased with the progress we’re making, Tim Brooks, Lego's vice president of environmental responsibility, via Mashable
