LEGO stop packages from devastated rainforest

July 12, 2011 by timbercommunity

According to a press release (from Greenpeace) Lego as the first major toy manufacturers, have a plan for their world-famous toy pieces and not ship the toys in packages made ​​of paper and logged rainforest and suppliers who are involved in the destruction of the hard-exposed Indonesian rainforest among them Asia Pulp & Paper(APP). A new investigative report from Greenpeace, 'How APP is toying with extinction', shows how major brands like Mattel, Disney and others are fuelling climate change and pushing Sumatran tigers and orang-utans towards the brink of extinction.

LEGO Group now have a three-step plan to minimize the environmental impact of packaging: 1st Reduce the amount of packaging. 2nd Maximize the amount of recycled materials. 3rd Ensure that packaging materials meet the FSC standard