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 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
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In Media, ghyde writes:
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  Crazy!!! I'm kinda surprised there isn't a law forcing them to donate
it instead or something but yah that's just crazy


In the Usa you can't donate it because if it does have an issue. You can
be sued.


Some places are making efforts to change such rules however. It's slow but
its happening.

If they can't donate it then at least they should put it in a bin with other
plastics and send it to a plastics recycling facility. I'm sure non-LEGO
elements wouldn't be a problem to recycle into new products made from recycled
plastics.

What needs to happen is that the charities need to be made aware that there are
options that would reduce their landfill contributions and therefore make their
waste streams somewhat more environmentally friendly. That might mean changes
in the way in which charities operate.

As for the plastics, it's just an extra bin that they throw plastics into
and have collections set up on a regular basis.

There's also a fairly new recycling method that shreds the incoming plastics
into small pieces and then steam under pressure is used to turn them back into
oil products. That means a recycling effort might be possible to implement because
that oil product can then be refined and reused.

It does, however, mean that a lot more effort has to be focused on recycling
products instead of sending them to waste streams. Companies are slow to implement
changes to how they handle waste streams because a lot of it involves expenses
associated with handling and shipping the waste. Individuals may do their part
for the recycling process but there still isn't a properly focused effort
on getting any recycling process to 100% or near that in terms of efficiency.

Our world is slowly becoming a plastic world, but we can make a difference. Even
the oceans are getting plastics and other floating debris removed from them.
If they can clean up the oceans surely diverting the plastics out of landfill
isn't entirely impossible. Someone just needs to come up with a properly
scaled solution that fits the current and future needs of plastics recycling.

Just my 2c worth.

Cheers ...

ghyde

The USA wasn't actually recycling most of what goes into those sorted bins.
Most of it was being exported to China. China finally said they wouldn't
take it anymore. There's been large campaigns to explain to Americans that
we were lied to, and nearly nothing we "recycled" actually got recycled.
Just shipped overseas where its often burned

Last I checked the USA was scrambling to find another country to take the stuff.
We don't really have recycling infrastructure here aside from sorting facilities.
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
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Yes, since big companies can’t or won’t do anything we got to do something. Often
it’s too expensive to reuse plastics, so companies do nothing. And government
incentives will just raise taxes, therefore raising the price of everything.
 Author: ghyde View Messages Posted By ghyde
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In Media, Adjour writes:
  In Media, Nubs_Select writes:


  Crazy!!! I'm kinda surprised there isn't a law forcing them to donate
it instead or something but yah that's just crazy


In the Usa you can't donate it because if it does have an issue. You can
be sued.


Some places are making efforts to change such rules however. It's slow but
its happening.

If they can't donate it then at least they should put it in a bin with other
plastics and send it to a plastics recycling facility. I'm sure non-LEGO
elements wouldn't be a problem to recycle into new products made from recycled
plastics.

What needs to happen is that the charities need to be made aware that there are
options that would reduce their landfill contributions and therefore make their
waste streams somewhat more environmentally friendly. That might mean changes
in the way in which charities operate.

As for the plastics, it's just an extra bin that they throw plastics into
and have collections set up on a regular basis.

There's also a fairly new recycling method that shreds the incoming plastics
into small pieces and then steam under pressure is used to turn them back into
oil products. That means a recycling effort might be possible to implement because
that oil product can then be refined and reused.

It does, however, mean that a lot more effort has to be focused on recycling
products instead of sending them to waste streams. Companies are slow to implement
changes to how they handle waste streams because a lot of it involves expenses
associated with handling and shipping the waste. Individuals may do their part
for the recycling process but there still isn't a properly focused effort
on getting any recycling process to 100% or near that in terms of efficiency.

Our world is slowly becoming a plastic world, but we can make a difference. Even
the oceans are getting plastics and other floating debris removed from them.
If they can clean up the oceans surely diverting the plastics out of landfill
isn't entirely impossible. Someone just needs to come up with a properly
scaled solution that fits the current and future needs of plastics recycling.

Just my 2c worth.

Cheers ...

ghyde
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Exactly! Before you know it the president has joined the chat!
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In Media, SylvainLS writes:
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  I was in the exotic animal Business for a couple decades and knew some bear owners.

Bricklink forums has got to be the most wide ranging prior employment/skill set
group out there based on user size

I’m not sure: there’s way too many posts about how the website or Studio should
do this or that with the argument “I know, I’m a software engineer”

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In Media, Nubs_Select writes:
  
  I was in the exotic animal Business for a couple decades and knew some bear owners.

Bricklink forums has got to be the most wide ranging prior employment/skill set
group out there based on user size

I’m not sure: there’s way too many posts about how the website or Studio should
do this or that with the argument “I know, I’m a software engineer”
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Ha, ha, ha, yes the bear is chasing the chicken across the road!
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I had an aunt and uncle who had a beautiful tree in the front yard, but after
they sold the house the new owner cut down the tree.

The city needs trees to keep the air clean!
I live in a small town and we have too many trees here. To get to my town from
the nearest city is a 3 hour drive with nothing but trees on the side of the
highway.

But that’s good because in the winter in can get down to -40c and we have to
heat with wood.
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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:
  […]
What's the difference between a chicken and a bear?

Does it have something to do with crossing a road?
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  I was in the exotic animal Business for a couple decades and knew some bear owners.

Bricklink forums has got to be the most wide ranging prior employment/skill set
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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:
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  What about wild chickens

What's the difference between a chicken and a bear?

One is from the USA and one from France?
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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:
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  Yes it’s not right to give the poor our garbage, if we can’t use it because it’s
so badly damaged, than they probably can’t.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Some people are incredibly resourceful. Once upon a time, I came across a few
AA/AAA power functions battery boxes that someone (probably me ) had forgotten
to take the batteries out of and by the time I found them several years later
they were corroded shut. I sold them for cheap on BrickLink to a buyer that was
able to clean them and restore them to useable condition.

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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:

  Congratulations, you've just reinvented the domesticated dog!

Real live bears don't make good pets and sometimes they do attack people.
However, some bears are friendlier than others.


I was in the exotic animal Business for a couple decades and knew some bear owners.
Whats sad is they aren't really that bad of a pet for the right trainer,
I can think of 25 worse pets that are far more common (looking at you, exotic
cat people), but sadly most people think you need to use punitive training to
accomplish even the most basic tasks and can't house them correctly. Which
is why attacks happens generally speaking.


One of my favorite trainers said in one of her books that if you can't train
a chicken without touching it you have no business with kids or any animals.
A bit extreme, but her point stands IMO


Anyway, back to bear stores.
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In Media, Saitolegos writes:
  I buy a lot of thrift store book, and bricks. Just about every book in my house
is a used one. Also about half of our Lego is used too. It’s better for the
environment to buy used stuff. When you buy used you just saved on the manufacturing
of more product. And we all know that every product produced makes some sort
of waste product to go with it.

I recently heard of a company that takes garbage and burns it at super high temperatures
to produce electricity!
And the company gets paid to take the garbage from the landfill, and they get
paid for the electricity that they produce!
Not only that, but because the fire is so hot the smoke is next to none. If you
own a wood stove than you know that the hotter the fire the cleaner the smoke,
because it’s being burned.

Growing up I never understood why my friends poor families only bought new stuff.
I remember taking my best friend as a child to a thrift store with me because
they had a toy section and she was blown away. Said she'd never been to one.

Same later in life when I was in the life of a child that was growing up with
nearly nothing. She was confused as to why nothing was in packaging.

pretty sure they burn trash here for the same thing. I know my neighbors also
burn their trash and leaves every year. They don't compost anything, cut
down trees like crazy. I know they also recycle basically nothing. It's been
hard for my West Coast Soul to get used to. I think I'm the last house on
my side of the street with any trees.

I sold a property down the road, and it was so beautiful. I drove past it for
the first time in a year and the guy who bought it clear cut it.


Anyway.
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In Media, Nubs_Select writes:
  What about wild chickens

What's the difference between a chicken and a bear?
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In Media, Saitolegos writes:
  Yes it’s not right to give the poor our garbage, if we can’t use it because it’s
so badly damaged, than they probably can’t.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Some people are incredibly resourceful. Once upon a time, I came across a few
AA/AAA power functions battery boxes that someone (probably me ) had forgotten
to take the batteries out of and by the time I found them several years later
they were corroded shut. I sold them for cheap on BrickLink to a buyer that was
able to clean them and restore them to useable condition.
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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Media, Adjour writes:
  I've developed many critisms of TN since moving here. But I will say Dolly
Partons book program is brilliant. Glad to hear about similar programs.

I didn't grow up poor, but my friends did. My mother always bought us thrift
store books, and I was always happy to have them.

Another thing I've learned living in more impoverished areas is people are
so busy being alive they don't realize these programs exist.

Crystal

When I was in New York, one of my coworkers told me about a program at New York
University that gives free food to college students, but I was so busy that I
didn't even have time to go, and even if I did, they're so busy that
they don't even check to see if you're actually a student at NYU.


reminds me of a barfly I met once. He always ate breakfast at various hotels
free because no one bothers to check who anyone is.

I was like, I'd feel too wrong doing that, but its also a brilliant idea
just in case. lol
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In Media, Adjour writes:
  I've developed many critisms of TN since moving here. But I will say Dolly
Partons book program is brilliant. Glad to hear about similar programs.

I didn't grow up poor, but my friends did. My mother always bought us thrift
store books, and I was always happy to have them.

Another thing I've learned living in more impoverished areas is people are
so busy being alive they don't realize these programs exist.

Crystal

When I was in New York, one of my coworkers told me about a program at New York
University that gives free food to college students, but I was so busy that I
didn't even have time to go, and even if I did, they're so busy that
they don't even check to see if you're actually a student at NYU.
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In Media, ghyde writes:
  Imagine owning a real live bear. Good security protection! And you don't
have issues with excess food waste! Keeping him happy does mean having a steady
food supply for him!



Cheers ...

ghyde

Congratulations, you've just reinvented the domesticated dog!

Real live bears don't make good pets and sometimes they do attack people.
However, some bears are friendlier than others.

Some people do hunt bears for meat. I know a guy who tried bear meat. He says
it's similar to other forms of red meat, such as beef and bison.

There's a restaurant near me that serves ostrich burgers.
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I buy a lot of thrift store book, and bricks. Just about every book in my house
is a used one. Also about half of our Lego is used too. It’s better for the
environment to buy used stuff. When you buy used you just saved on the manufacturing
of more product. And we all know that every product produced makes some sort
of waste product to go with it.

I recently heard of a company that takes garbage and burns it at super high temperatures
to produce electricity!
And the company gets paid to take the garbage from the landfill, and they get
paid for the electricity that they produce!
Not only that, but because the fire is so hot the smoke is next to none. If you
own a wood stove than you know that the hotter the fire the cleaner the smoke,
because it’s being burned.
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  Some places are making efforts to change such rules however. It's slow but
its happening.

Good to hear!
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In Media, wildchicken13 writes:

  Here in the Chicago area, Bernie's Book Bank does similar work but with books
instead of bricks. People donate children's books to Bernie's and they
have volunteers who sort through donated books and pick out any that are damaged
or otherwise not appropriate for children. The vast majority of the books they
receive are fine, but since each of the children they serve only receive a few
books per year, it's important to make sure that every book is in good condition.


I've developed many critisms of TN since moving here. But I will say Dolly
Partons book program is brilliant. Glad to hear about similar programs.



I didn't grow up poor, but my friends did. My mother always bought us thrift
store books, and I was always happy to have them.

Another thing I've learned living in more impoverished areas is people are
so busy being alive they don't realize these programs exist.


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  Crazy!!! I'm kinda surprised there isn't a law forcing them to donate
it instead or something but yah that's just crazy


In the Usa you can't donate it because if it does have an issue. You can
be sued.


Some places are making efforts to change such rules however. It's slow but
its happening.
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Where are the bottled bears?

Me thinks I need a beer

It's funny: New Yorkers tend to pronounce "bear" like "beer".

99 bottles of bear on the wall, take one down, pass it around… Hold my bear!

Imagine owning a real live bear. Good security protection! And you don't
have issues with excess food waste! Keeping him happy does mean having a steady
food supply for him!



Cheers ...

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spaghetti code whenever new code is introduced
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  Hmmmm. Well that’s good to hear.
Would you happen to know what they do with old bricks, say from the 70s? 🤔

https://www.lego.com/en-ca/sustainability/environment/replay?locale=en-ca


WOOOOOOW, it is working. They have already received and then reused / replaying
with over 543 tons of Lego!

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  It's funny: New Yorkers tend to pronounce "bear" like "beer".

99 bottles of bear on the wall, take one down, pass it around… Hold my bear!

Hold my bear, ha ha!

I can hear the sound of this accent, yes

Still, it's light accent compared to Aussies (love you pals!) or this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fC2oke5MFg
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Where are the bottled bears?

Me thinks I need a beer

It's funny: New Yorkers tend to pronounce "bear" like "beer".

99 bottles of bear on the wall, take one down, pass it around… Hold my bear!
 
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  Anyway I've been recycling my bricks by giving them to the local library.
Some of them are even new bricks that just don't sell (e.g. almost anything
magenta)

Bet.
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  […]
But since this program is run by the LEGO
Group, I can understand why they want to limit it to LEGO® brand parts only.

Principle of charity (pun intented): That could also be because LEGO knows what’s
in their parts, not so much what’s in other brands’ parts.
Wouldn’t be good if they gave parts that broke into sharp bits.  (*cough* Reddish
brown *cough*)

Indeed, that was implied in my statement above. Not only does the LEGO Group
only accept genuine LEGO®-brand parts for branding and marketing purposes, but
they may not want off-brand parts since they can't vouch for the quality
or compatibility with real LEGO. But, as you pointed out, even real LEGO has
some quality control issues.
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We donate all of our lego to our local grade school which I work at. We come
across a lot of used lego, prob not all real lego lol, which people give us because
they know we sell them. We don't sell used or do we want to, so we send
them all to the school and the different class rooms use them for whatever.
Schools are always a great place to donate to.
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Where are the bottled bears?

Me thinks I need a beer

or a beer with a bear in a bear bottled beer shop
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Where are the bottled bears?

Me thinks I need a beer
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  Yes it is disgusting what people throw out.
I’ve heard of companies that throw out 85 gal drums of maple syrup! Just because
the expiry date in looming!

Crazy!!! I'm kinda surprised there isn't a law forcing them to donate
it instead or something but yah that's just crazy

  To me I just can’t conceive the thought of people throwing out lego! It’s just
wrong! It’s bad for the environment, the others that could have had it, and for
the bricks!

The world we live in is just so sad.

indeed although its important to note exceptions as damaged (I'm not talking
minor damage I'm talking cracked bricks, bricks that are chewed up, etc)
Lego should not be donated. Ive throw out hundreds of pounds of badly damaged
lego over the years and would feel bad if people sent that type of lego to the
charity
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Yes it is disgusting what people throw out.
I’ve heard of companies that throw out 85 gal drums of maple syrup! Just because
the expiry date in looming!

To me I just can’t conceive the thought of people throwing out lego! It’s just
wrong! It’s bad for the environment, the others that could have had it, and for
the bricks!

The world we live in is just so sad.
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Where are the bottled bears?


BOTTTLED BEAR and BOTLED BEARSS

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Where are the bottled bears?


BOTTTLED BEAR and BOTLED BEARSS
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Where are the bottled bears?

Wow, the build and the box almost match this time.  You’re getting better Nubs
GPT!
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Where are the bottled bears?
 
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Where are the bottled bears?
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  […] bear bottles to return to the bear store […]

I know there’s lots of bears in Canada but I didn’t know there were specialized
stores with bottled bears

 
Part No: 98295c01pb03  Name: Bear with 2 Studs on Back with Medium Nougat Muzzle Pattern
* 
98295c01pb03 Bear with 2 Studs on Back with Medium Nougat Muzzle Pattern
Parts: Animal, Land
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  […]
But since this program is run by the LEGO
Group, I can understand why they want to limit it to LEGO® brand parts only.

Principle of charity (pun intented): That could also be because LEGO knows what’s
in their parts, not so much what’s in other brands’ parts.
Wouldn’t be good if they gave parts that broke into sharp bits.  (*cough* Reddish
brown *cough*)
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  I don't buy anything new at all to this day unless its impossible (food,
car parts, etc). Its all used. Getting on ebay is how I got back into the lego
hobby, which is also how I ended up here eventually. Weird world but I'm
grateful for the experiences.


Same! ebay is what brought me to bricklink although it was because for me ebay
didn't work out to well but bricklink did although I take the opposite
approach and like to buy things new whenever possible as opposed to used but
that's probably since in general I've always had horrible luck with used
things from lego to electronics always being broken (except if I found it
in the trash in which case it often works )
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  +1 the stuff people throw away is crazy. when I was a young teen I would go thru
recycle bins to collect bear bottles to return to the bear store for money and
then upgraded to scrap metal and while collecting I would find that people throw
away almost anything you can think of.

from boxes of lego to sealed bottles of brandy (one guy literally gave me half
a 24 pack of unopened beer bottles), computers (which I used for like 3 years
before I could afford one myself), laptops, TVs (which I still use in my room
to this day after I found it in the garbage like 5+ years ago). once I even found
an old electronic radio system thing which I sold for $300 in less then a week
(had to refund about half as it got damaged in shipping) but yah never underestimate
what people will throw out


Indeed. I started looking for cans for extra cash. Found so many items I taught
myself ebay. 3 years of ebay I was able to put a down payment on my house with
the cash I made from *trash* and cans. I moved away and didn't have opportunities
in my new city.

I don't buy anything new at all to this day unless its impossible (food,
car parts, etc). Its all used. Getting on ebay is how I got back into the lego
hobby, which is also how I ended up here eventually. Weird world but I'm
grateful for the experiences.

Crystal
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+1 the stuff people throw away is crazy. when I was a young teen I would go thru
recycle bins to collect bear bottles to return to the bear store for money and
then upgraded to scrap metal and while collecting I would find that people throw
away almost anything you can think of.

from boxes of lego to sealed bottles of brandy (one guy literally gave me half
a 24 pack of unopened beer bottles), computers (which I used for like 3 years
before I could afford one myself), laptops, TVs (which I still use in my room
to this day after I found it in the garbage like 5+ years ago). once I even found
an old electronic radio system thing which I sold for $300 in less then a week
(had to refund about half as it got damaged in shipping) but yah never underestimate
what people will throw out
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  Lego, in the new lego life magazine for 2024 has a little leaflet included that
promotes donating “old” bricks to lego so they can redistribute them to other
kids.

Sounds good right?

Helps the environment(does anyone you know just throw their old bricks they don’t
play with anymore in landfills or on the ground to rot?)

There are people who simply throw away anything they no longer want/need/use.

  and it gives kids who
don’t have LEGO(because it’s soooooo expensive these days, they don’t know about
Bricklink)) a chance to play with some.

If anything, buying parts on BrickLink is probably even more expensive than buying
sets at retail. And some of these children may not have access to the internet,
so they can't just order unsorted bulk on eBay.

  The old Lego will have to be sorted by every individual part. So think of this;
A box arrives at the donation depot, there are some old sets from the 70s, 80s,
and early 2000s. Some are in good condition and others are dirty and damaged.
Then the person looking in the box sees some loose bricks in the bottom of the
box. He picks up a handful. 7 out of the 16 bricks are off brand! He has five
choices.

(A) sort through every last brick to find all the non-LEGO.
(B) wash all the bricks, and ignore the non-LEGO and send it off.
(C) return the box to sender.
(D) throw the whole box out.
(E) go for lunch.

(F)

Anyway, it sounds pretty similar to sorting used bulk for sale on BrickLink.
Personally, if I were an underprivileged child, I would probably be happy just
to have toys and I'm not sure I would really care if a few off-brand parts
made their way into my collection. But since this program is run by the LEGO
Group, I can understand why they want to limit it to LEGO® brand parts only.

  As you can see reuse of LEGO is not that simple. Who ever came up with the idea,
while they may have had good intentions, they weren’t thinking about the things
that need doing for a charity like this. The people who sort and wash will need
to be paid. And not all Lego collections are clean, and fake Lego free.

So while I think this is a great idea there are some problems.
Let’s hope the LEGO Group can handle the challenge.

I hope that if Lego does do sorting, they can hire some people that care about
the product that they are working with.

Here in the Chicago area, Bernie's Book Bank does similar work but with books
instead of bricks. People donate children's books to Bernie's and they
have volunteers who sort through donated books and pick out any that are damaged
or otherwise not appropriate for children. The vast majority of the books they
receive are fine, but since each of the children they serve only receive a few
books per year, it's important to make sure that every book is in good condition.
I'm sure the LEGO Group probably does something similar with their used bulk.

  I know this is not a very nice look at the new charity, but if you have any good
information please let me know.
I would love to know that the brick we all know and love, will bring joy to the
less fortunate.

It's okay to question or challenge how charities operate; some have been
used to hide nefarious activities. This one is run by the LEGO Group which
is a corporation, so they're subject to the LEGO Group's corporate policies.
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  Helps the environment(does anyone you know just throw their old bricks they don’t
play with anymore in landfills or on the ground to rot?)
and it gives kids who
don’t have LEGO(because it’s soooooo expensive these days, they don’t know about
Bricklink)) a chance to play with some


sooo, I was freegan for 3 years. Yes, yes they do. Also I know a well known Youtuber
who found something like 20-40lbs on a dive once. People do throw them away.
People throw EVERYTHING away. I have found literal macbooks, gift cards, new
with tag items. You name it, and not in small amounts. Literal metric tons of
items annually. Americans especially are incredibly wasteful people.

Also, I frequent the goodwill bins. I can tell you most of the donated lego gets
tossed in these bins and they go to the landfill at the end of the day. I've
been there many full shifts and the only one nit picking out Lego out of hundreds
of people is myself. Most days its so damaged that I leave it.



  As you can see reuse of LEGO is not that simple. Who ever came up with the idea,
while they may have had good intentions, they weren’t thinking about the things
that need doing for a charity like this. The people who sort and wash will need
to be paid. And not all Lego collections are clean, and fake Lego free.


My personally point of view, is that if you are getting this stuff from a charity,
if its dirty or full of fakes, and that bothers you. You probably don't need
charity as much as a humbling.


Just my .02

Crystal
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Too true, for us in the northern Canada the main problem in chewed on brick
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  I would add: Pet Hair to the list of Not Currently Accepted items.

I've found far worse things that come from pets in LEGO lots. Some cats must
think that big box thing in the garage is a new litter tray filled with multicoloured
litter.
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I would add: Pet Hair to the list of Not Currently Accepted items.



~Jen
 
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  Hmmmm. Well that’s good to hear.
Would you happen to know what they do with old bricks, say from the 70s? 🤔

https://www.lego.com/en-ca/sustainability/environment/replay?locale=en-ca
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  Pretty sure it isn’t new and has been around for multiple years already and it
seems to have not any any news worthy issues

Yes I'm sure that Lego is up to the challenge.

Anyway I've been recycling my bricks by giving them to the local library.
Some of them are even new bricks that just don't sell (e.g. almost anything
magenta)
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Hmmmm. Well that’s good to hear.
Would you happen to know what they do with old bricks, say from the 70s? 🤔
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Pretty sure it isn’t new and has been around for multiple years already and it
seems to have not any any news worthy issues
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Lego, in the new lego life magazine for 2024 has a little leaflet included that
promotes donating “old” bricks to lego so they can redistribute them to other
kids.

Sounds good right?

Helps the environment(does anyone you know just throw their old bricks they don’t
play with anymore in landfills or on the ground to rot?) and it gives kids who
don’t have LEGO(because it’s soooooo expensive these days, they don’t know about
Bricklink)) a chance to play with some.

The old Lego will have to be sorted by every individual part. So think of this;
A box arrives at the donation depot, there are some old sets from the 70s, 80s,
and early 2000s. Some are in good condition and others are dirty and damaged.
Then the person looking in the box sees some loose bricks in the bottom of the
box. He picks up a handful. 7 out of the 16 bricks are off brand! He has five
choices.

(A) sort through every last brick to find all the non-LEGO.
(B) wash all the bricks, and ignore the non-LEGO and send it off.
(C) return the box to sender.
(D) throw the whole box out.
(E) go for lunch.


As you can see reuse of LEGO is not that simple. Who ever came up with the idea,
while they may have had good intentions, they weren’t thinking about the things
that need doing for a charity like this. The people who sort and wash will need
to be paid. And not all Lego collections are clean, and fake Lego free.

So while I think this is a great idea there are some problems.
Let’s hope the LEGO Group can handle the challenge.

I hope that if Lego does do sorting, they can hire some people that care about
the product that they are working with.

I know this is not a very nice look at the new charity, but if you have any good
information please let me know.
I would love to know that the brick we all know and love, will bring joy to the
less fortunate.
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  Lego Fortnite: Gaming giant launches Minecraft rival

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67635859

and this caught my eye ...

   The game includes more than 1,000 Lego minifigures based on Fortnite skins

If those are issued are IRL minifigs ... Collect the entire set !

Nita Rae

Don't care for the game at all, but I am excited for some of those minifigure
pieces.
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  In Media, cosmicray writes:
  Lego Fortnite: Gaming giant launches Minecraft rival

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67635859

and this caught my eye ...

   The game includes more than 1,000 Lego minifigures based on Fortnite skins

If those are issued are IRL minifigs ... Collect the entire set !

Nita Rae

I doubt they will all become real figures, even Minecraft has not got anywhere
near that number yet. Another interesting point is whether this spells the end
for LEGO Minecraft. It is like LEGO doing Star Trek alongside Star Wars.


??

Minecraft is wildly popular and translates to lego very well. People were begging
for it before it was released.

Also fortnite is an IMO entirely different game and userbase. The comparison
is dubious at best, the only thing they have in common is being popular and being
a game.

I mean if that's the reason it will "end" why are there now Genesis
and Nintendo Character lines?


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It is like LEGO doing Star Trek alongside Star Wars.

Why? DC Comics and Marvel are way more alike than Star Trek and Star Wars, and
LEGO does both.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67635859

and this caught my eye ...

   The game includes more than 1,000 Lego minifigures based on Fortnite skins

If those are issued are IRL minifigs ... Collect the entire set !

Nita Rae

I doubt they will all become real figures, even Minecraft has not got anywhere
near that number yet. Another interesting point is whether this spells the end
for LEGO Minecraft. It is like LEGO doing Star Trek alongside Star Wars.
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In Media, cosmicray writes:
  Lego Fortnite: Gaming giant launches Minecraft rival

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67635859

and this caught my eye ...

   The game includes more than 1,000 Lego minifigures based on Fortnite skins

If those are issued are IRL minifigs ... Collect the entire set !

Nita Rae

Here are the initial ones:

https://imgur.com/a/ZVNg6At

More coming early 2024
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Lego Fortnite: Gaming giant launches Minecraft rival

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67635859

and this caught my eye ...

   The game includes more than 1,000 Lego minifigures based on Fortnite skins

If those are issued are IRL minifigs ... Collect the entire set !

Nita Rae
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As has been said already in another reply, you have to buy from someone to get
feedback, no-one can just give feedback to a new seller.

Best of luck with your shop.




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  In Media, Stuart9 writes:
  Planning to visit the exhibition soon.

Not found any myself, not checked many beaches though.



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  One of those BBC stories was what prompted me to buy a green dragon.

That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
to Cornwall on the off-chance!

I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall.

Never found any Lego on the Beach though (guess I go to the wrong beaches).

Looking forward to visiting the exhibition next month :

-)
Hello Stuart I do hope you have great time at the expo can please ask you to
give me some good feedback so I can start selling my own collection would be
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is no other way
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In Media, Stuart9 writes:
  Planning to visit the exhibition soon.

Not found any myself, not checked many beaches though.



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  In Media, yorbrick writes:
  In Media, zzed writes:
  One of those BBC stories was what prompted me to buy a green dragon.

That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
to Cornwall on the off-chance!

I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall.

Never found any Lego on the Beach though (guess I go to the wrong beaches).

Looking forward to visiting the exhibition next month :

-)
Hello Stuart I do hope you have great time at the expo can please ask you to
give me some good feedback so I can start selling my own collection would be
much appriecated
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Visited Truro museum today :

Museum small but usual exhibits ok.

There is an area displaying washed up plastic on Cornish beaches, pretty poor
and only a tiny cabinet showing a few Lego pieces.

The message about plastic waste is commendable and very welcome.

If you are planning to go just to see the Lego, simply don’t bother, it’s dreadful.



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Not found any myself, not checked many beaches though.



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That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
to Cornwall on the off-chance!

I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall.

Never found any Lego on the Beach though (guess I go to the wrong beaches).

Looking forward to visiting the exhibition next month
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This is from one of my new shows I’m working on right now, it’s a new Lego Star
Wars series, by JM Productions.
It’s going to come out in the fall sometime.

https://jmproductions.my.canva.site/
 
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Planning to visit the exhibition soon.

Not found any myself, not checked many beaches though.



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That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
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I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall.

Never found any Lego on the Beach though (guess I go to the wrong beaches).

Looking forward to visiting the exhibition next month
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That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
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I'm lucky enough to live in Cornwall.

Never found any Lego on the Beach though (guess I go to the wrong beaches).

Looking forward to visiting the exhibition next month
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That's probably cheaper and quicker than flying here, then travelling down
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One of those BBC stories was what prompted me to buy a green dragon.
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Ironic that much of what is washing up is from the Divers theme.

The BBC seem to run a variation of this story every summer. I wonder if it prompts
more people to go on the search.
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Ironic that much of what is washing up is from the Divers theme.

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  Ah yes the infamous gaming community that loves fish products specifically

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(hunting)

 
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  Ah yes the infamous gaming community that loves fish products specifically

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_(hunting)
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Ah yes the infamous gaming community that loves fish products specifically
 
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Oh nice this looks like fun

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Scale looks good for speed!
 


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Lots of amazing Lego stuff coming out of the uk.

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Oh this looks pretty awesome.

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  In Media, SylvainLS writes:
  In Media, Osprey writes:
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  I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

I have sent an email to Dark Horse Publishing to let them know about this error.
Here's their blog entry with the same cover art.

https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3730/dive-history-lego-space-exploration-lego-space-197

- MH

It seems to me they mirrored the image to have room on the right for the title
and didn’t notice the logo.
They’ll either need to rebuild the scene the other way around to take another
photo… or photoshop the logo.  I’d go with photoshopping

Agreed. Seems like Photoshop would be the most cost effective and fast solution
at this point.

- MH

It is a complicated photoshop. They're at all kinds of angles. The simplest
thing to do is reverse the image back and book the title on the other side.
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  In Media, CLBoyce writes:
  For the Classic Space theme fans... and probably all LEGO fans in general, this
new book featuring photos and information regarding the Classic Space theme should
be a pretty good addition to your collection...

From the Amazon Pre-order listing description:

"An oversize full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life
of LEGO Space-the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the
world over!"

A link to a short article about the book:

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-space-1978-1992-art-book-dark-horse

Ooooh, exciting! This may be worth picking up.

I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

There's a radio in the foreground but not sure enough is visible to really
tell that it is backwards. Anyone spot other asymmetrical parts?

Could be neat and worth the hefty cost, but not much detail or peek behind the
curtain to make me ready to buy. And it’s carelessness on the flipped image…
what else is wrong inside if they missed something this easy?
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In Media, Osprey writes:
  In Media, CLBoyce writes:
  For the Classic Space theme fans... and probably all LEGO fans in general, this
new book featuring photos and information regarding the Classic Space theme should
be a pretty good addition to your collection...

From the Amazon Pre-order listing description:

"An oversize full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life
of LEGO Space-the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the
world over!"

A link to a short article about the book:

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-space-1978-1992-art-book-dark-horse

Ooooh, exciting! This may be worth picking up.

I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

There's a radio in the foreground but not sure enough is visible to really
tell that it is backwards. Anyone spot other asymmetrical parts?
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In Media, CLBoyce writes:
  Man, you would think someone at LEGO would be involved in this project and should
have noticed that detail...

Hmm, well, I don’t think “someone at LEGO” would be a solution.  Just look at
the errors in official sets

What they need is an obsessive-compulsive AFOL (pleonasm?)


   Hopefully they fix that, seems like they have some
time before release so maybe they aren't printing them all quite yet... Would
have also been cool to get like a Classic Space Minifig with this book, especially
for $50.00.

Ouch.  I hadn’t looked at the price.
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Man, you would think someone at LEGO would be involved in this project and should
have noticed that detail... Hopefully they fix that, seems like they have some
time before release so maybe they aren't printing them all quite yet... Would
have also been cool to get like a Classic Space Minifig with this book, especially
for $50.00.
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In Media, SylvainLS writes:
  In Media, Osprey writes:
  […]
  I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

I have sent an email to Dark Horse Publishing to let them know about this error.
Here's their blog entry with the same cover art.

https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3730/dive-history-lego-space-exploration-lego-space-197

- MH

It seems to me they mirrored the image to have room on the right for the title
and didn’t notice the logo.
They’ll either need to rebuild the scene the other way around to take another
photo… or photoshop the logo.  I’d go with photoshopping

Agreed. Seems like Photoshop would be the most cost effective and fast solution
at this point.

- MH
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In Media, Osprey writes:
  […]
  I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

I have sent an email to Dark Horse Publishing to let them know about this error.
Here's their blog entry with the same cover art.

https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3730/dive-history-lego-space-exploration-lego-space-197

- MH

It seems to me they mirrored the image to have room on the right for the title
and didn’t notice the logo.
They’ll either need to rebuild the scene the other way around to take another
photo… or photoshop the logo.  I’d go with photoshopping
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In Media, Osprey writes:
  In Media, CLBoyce writes:
  For the Classic Space theme fans... and probably all LEGO fans in general, this
new book featuring photos and information regarding the Classic Space theme should
be a pretty good addition to your collection...

From the Amazon Pre-order listing description:

"An oversize full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life
of LEGO Space-the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the
world over!"

A link to a short article about the book:

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-space-1978-1992-art-book-dark-horse

Ooooh, exciting! This may be worth picking up.

I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH

I have sent an email to Dark Horse Publishing to let them know about this error.
Here's their blog entry with the same cover art.

https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3730/dive-history-lego-space-exploration-lego-space-197

- MH
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In Media, CLBoyce writes:
  For the Classic Space theme fans... and probably all LEGO fans in general, this
new book featuring photos and information regarding the Classic Space theme should
be a pretty good addition to your collection...

From the Amazon Pre-order listing description:

"An oversize full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life
of LEGO Space-the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the
world over!"

A link to a short article about the book:

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-space-1978-1992-art-book-dark-horse

Ooooh, exciting! This may be worth picking up.

I can't help but notice that the classic space logos are reversed. Hope this
art issue with the cover is fixed before this goes to print.

- MH
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For the Classic Space theme fans... and probably all LEGO fans in general, this
new book featuring photos and information regarding the Classic Space theme should
be a pretty good addition to your collection...

From the Amazon Pre-order listing description:

"An oversize full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life
of LEGO Space-the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the
world over!"

A link to a short article about the book:

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-space-1978-1992-art-book-dark-horse
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Very nice.

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Another BBC feature on Lake District Lego model.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-64223322


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  Morning all,

Saw this yesterday:-

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19996519/4000-recreating-lake-district-lego/

Hopefully linking to a news site about a Lego story is ok?

I love the idea that the best place to house and display such a project is the
local pub. Truly the centre of British life!!!!
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In Media, LegoLDK writes:
  Happy Christmas all,

Another story from the UK Media about our favourite pastime. Enjoy.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/21/couple-use-400000-lego-pieces-to-build-christmas-grotto-in-their-house-17974562/

Aw thats so friggin' cute. They built it together.


I remember seeing an older couple do a huge snow slope in their living room for
xmas....like really big, to the ceiling. Wonder if its the same couple


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