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Lego gives up on recycled bricks

Lego has stopped its plan to replace the plastic in its toys bricks.

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The story  

Lego have stopped a plan to make their toy bricks more environmentally friendly.

The Danish company say it's because changing to recycled plastic doesn't actually reduce carbon emissions.

Around 80% of Lego bricks are currently made from an oil-based plastic.

The toymaker says it is 'fully committed' to making its bricks from sustainable materials by 2032.

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shelves
stops, for now

• We need to shelve this plan for now because we don't have enough staff.
• The company shelved the project because of their financial problems.

axes
stops completely

• I hope they won't axe my job. They are making a lot of people redundant.
• They've axed my favourite TV series. It's not popular anymore.

backtracks
stops progressing

• The government are backtracking on their election promises.
• Neil backtracked on his promise to wear smarter clothes. 

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