Pros:

• it makes you go away. Away to the mini world, to childhood, to meditation.
• The brain can be completely busy concentrated on assembling, yet, it’s meditating.
• It is incredible joy – every step of the way:
  • before the purchase
  • the purchase
  • unboxing
  • assembling
  • done task – which can be repeated and changed however we like, as many times as we like.
• if we feel someone else might benefit from the pack of blocks more than you, we can always pass it on, even as a gift.

Cons:

1. the packages are high in prices, not easily affordable (I gave up a computer for the Hogwarts set – it was worth it, of course).
2. plastic, most importantly. First the petrol, then the material they make out of it. No matter how much joy Lego brings us, there’s always this fact. With every purchase we contribute to the oil industry, plastic production and to non-recyclable materials which will inevitably be garbage one day.

The official site doesn’t provide any specific information about who they work with and how much waste they produce through production. All in all, they continue to produce petroleum-based plastic bricks, but are trying, researching, to be more sustainable. The information regarding the company’s sustainability states that Lego is currently looking to discover or create more sustainable materials for its blocks. To date, Lego has not found a material that compares to performance standards, longevity and brightness of the petroleum-based plastic bricks. One solution could be recycled plastics, but they’re not there yet.

Source:

• https://www.lego.com/en-us/sustainability/environment/
• https://context.capp.ca/articles/2019/feature-petroleum-in-real-life-lego/