"It's time for reuse with a LEGO touch," declares the website for Brick Recycler, an "innovative initiative dedicated to repurposing and recycling LEGO pieces."
Some 1 trillion LEGO bricks have been manufactured since the mid-1950s when the company began using ABS plastic, which most curbside recycling programs do not accept.
Many thrift stores need more staffing to sort mixed brick collections, so they are often discarded.
Brick Recycler can handle and sort all LEGO donations, partnering with numerous charities to distribute millions of LEGO pieces to foster homes, children's groups, orphanages, at-risk youth programs, schools, and artists.
The bricks are sorted and redistributed to extend the lifecycle of LEGO pieces, making them accessible to children and educational programs nationwide, which benefit from their durability. Read the Entire Article
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