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Carbon-Free Toys Coming to You

April 9, 2025

In April 2025, Toymaker Lego opened a huge new factory that will make bricks without any carbon emissions. These emissions are carbon dioxide fumes that are released when we burn things like coal and gas for energy. These fumes can be major contributors to climate change.

Instead, all the electricity used to mold plastic bricks in this new Lego factory comes from renewable sources like solar and wind. This is a positive signal showing how big companies can innovate to protect the planet. One day, the toys kids play with might be made in factories that are completely eco-friendly.

Now let's think...

How else might we make the product life cycle more sustainable in the future?

Fake Future Scenario:

Kids Design Toys That Turn Into Compost When You're Done Playing

Imagine it’s the year 2047 and future toys are made from biodegradable plastics. This means they safely break down into soil when you outgrow them, creating no permanent waste!

Now let's think...

What other objects should we make more eco-friendly? Your clothes, your backpacks, your tablets?

Create Your Own Clean-Making Future!

Fill in the blanks to imagine a future filled with sustainably-made toys, products, or anything else you can imagine!

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