Each year, more than 380 million metric tons of plastic is produced worldwide. Lego is responsible for 100,000 metric tons of it. This contribution to the annual total is, of course, the result of ...

Lego is finally on its way to making its iconic toy bricks more sustainable. The toymaker unveiled this week a prototype brick made entirely of recycled plastic — but it's not yet available in stores.

Forget everything you've ever read about shredding and soaking newspaper for days to make paper logs. There's a much faster and easier way to recycle your newspaper and create high-quality, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego has ...

Over the past few years, Lego has been taking some steps toward more sustainable practices for its plastic toys, outlining plans for more eco-friendly playthings. The company has just revealed the ...

Layers of bricks with three holes laid next to one another - Jordan Lye/Getty Images Bricks are a timeless and reliable building material that have a long-term effect on home's resale value. Not only ...

When an Indian engineering student visited a traditional brick kiln, he was appalled at what he saw. “My moment of reckoning came during that field trip,” says Abhishek Banerjee, recalling the 2016 ...

Pause for a moment to respect the brick: It puts the block in building block. It’s the original modular construction. It’s thousands of years old and still being used today to build everything from ...