{"id":785474,"date":"2021-09-17T18:58:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=785474"},"modified":"2021-09-17T18:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:58:33","slug":"fact-check-did-lego-announce-plans-to-switch-to-hemp-plastics-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-lego-announce-plans-to-switch-to-hemp-plastics-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Lego Announce Plans To Switch To Hemp Plastics By 2030?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-lego-announce-plans-to-switch-to-hemp-plastics-by-2030%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=785474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greenpassion.net\/posts\/816553548964943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Lego announced it aims to transition to making its products out of hemp plastics by 2030.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7284397\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7284397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of Lego announcing a shift to hemp plastics by 2030. A spokesperson for Lego confirmed the claim is \u201cnot true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A widely shared image claims Lego \u201chas announced plans to switch to Hemp plastics by 2030!\u201d The image includes a picture of a Lego figure and cannabis plants.<\/p>\n<p>Hemp fiber can be used to create a biodegradable and recyclable plastic commonly referred to as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.green-flower.com\/7-ways-hemp-plastic-could-change-the-world\/#:~:text=Hemp%20plastic%20is%20completely%20biodegradable&amp;text=A%20water%20bottle%20may%20only,will%20take%20years%20to%20decompose.&amp;text=In%20the%20right%20environment%2C%20hemp,can%20also%20be%20recycled%20indefinitely.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hemp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hempplastic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plastic<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/plant\/hemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a>. Several companies already produce hemp plastic, Packaging Gateway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/features\/is-there-potential-in-hemp-for-bioplastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2018\/01\/04\/fact-check-can-you-smoke-marijuana-on-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Can You Smoke Marijuana On TV?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lego\u2019s website&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-my\/service\/help\/fun-for-fans\/behind-the-scenes\/brick-facts\/toy-safety-general-bltea263a24fdbea7a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">states<\/a> the majority of its toy pieces are made from a plastic known as \u201cABS,\u201d shorthand for its constituent chemical compounds: acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. ABS is produced with chemicals derived from petroleum, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/new-plastic-50-renewable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lego, however, has not made such an announcement about hemp plastics. Check Your Fact searched the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/page\/6665038402\/search\/?q=hemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=hemp%20(from%3ALEGO_Group)&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> as well as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/aboutus\/newsroom\/?q=hemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> but found no mention of the alleged plan to switch to that material. There are likewise no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Lego+hemp+plastic+2030&amp;oq=Lego+hemp+plastic+2030&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390l3j69i60j69i61j69i60.5731j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about the company announcing such a switch.<\/p>\n<p>A similar claim appeared in a July 10, 2019 article on the website Real Cannabis Entrepreneur titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/realcannabisentrepreneur.com\/blog\/cannabis\/lego-goes-to-hemp-plastic-by-2030-the-kids-are-going-green\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEGO Goes To Hemp Plastic By 2030 (The Kids Are Going Green)<\/a><span class=\"gmail-post-title\">.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span>The article, however, does not provide any links to substantiate its claims. An editor\u2019s note at the bottom of the piece clarifies the story \u201cmay not be 100% true\u201d and was based on a February 2014 Plastic News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasticsnews.com\/article\/20140218\/NEWS\/140219915\/lego-looking-for-a-sustainable-replacement-for-abs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> that stated Lego is searching for a sustainable replacement for ABS but mentions nothing about hemp plastic.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no evidence that Lego is currently planning to switch to hemp plastic, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/sustainability\/environment\/sustainable-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> notes the company hopes to make its bricks from \u201csustainable sources\u201d by 2030, a goal that requires \u201ccreating entirely new materials.\u201d The company unveiled a prototype brick made from recycled \u201cPET plastic from discarded water bottles\u201d in June, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/aboutus\/news\/2021\/june\/prototype-lego-brick-recycled-plastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lego Americas Director of Communications Jennifer MacDonald told Check Your Fact via email that the rumor of Lego revealing a planned transition to hemp plastics was \u201cnot true.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Lego announced it aims to transition to making its products out of hemp plastics by 2030.Facebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False There is no record of Lego announcing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}