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 ...

A Kenyan woman is harnessing her country’s mounds of plastic waste to create both new jobs and bricks that are stronger than concrete. Close-up of the sturdy recycled bricks being produced by Kenyan ...

Lego has revealed a prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles in the company's latest bid to become more sustainable. Churning out brightly coloured chunks of plastic to entertain children ...

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 ...

London (CNN) — Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based ...

This eco-friendly alternative adds instant authenticity and character to your driveway — serving up historic charm without ...

Waste from the city of Ghent, Belgium, is being turned into the building blocks of a major cultural institution. For a renovation and expansion of the Design Museum Gent, an innovative new recycling ...

Lego is forgoing one of its oil-free recycled plastic block prototypes after testing showed the material didn't cut down on carbon emissions. However, the toymaker isn't ditching the effort to make ...