Today I learned that LEGO has a program where you can send them your old LEGO (bricks, pieces, mini-figs, etc). LEGO will then take them in, wash / sterilize them, and donate them to children in need!
Ooh! Bless their kind plastic hearts! And covert product endorsements
Seriously, though.
Lego bricks are toys for children to learn and have fun. And, more importantly, non-biodegradable pieces of plastic that, because of the amount of plastic entering the environment, when the children of today become tomorrow's adults, will wish that the adults of today hadn't bought them so much plastic stuff.
@Anthro It's good to know! When my kids are done with their Lego bricks, I think that's what we'll do. Just send them along after removing any batteries.
@mdmrn@Anthro I only recently realized that the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is priority-ordered. It seems terribly obvious in hindsight, but because I only learned it recently I like to share it.
(Note: I cannot actually advocate for reducing LEGO because they freakin’ rule)
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