Are Old Lego Bricks Safe

We know people dont throw away their LEGO bricks Tim Brooks vice president environmental responsibility at the LEGO Group said in the news release.

Are old lego bricks safe. The member in question has a vast collection of old bricks and he rarely buys anything new. The bricks were modified in 1958 with hollow tubes for better locking ability. Lego bricks for example fall into the inscrutable 7 plastic category and arent accepted by most recycling companies though by all.

Throughout the LEGO Groups history people have trusted us to provide safe high-quality products that meet and often exceed toy safety standards around the world. You can even buy mesh-bags specifically meant for LEGO that you can use in the washer or dishwasher. But others have asked us for a safe way to dispose of or to donate their bricks.

The first Lego bricks were available in the colors of red white yellow blue and black. Whitening old LEGO bricks with hydrogen peroxide. Any new material we use is only approved after a rigorous safety assessment based on the highest standards.

Given enough time LEGO bricks can show the signs of aging. Safety glasses and latex dishwashing gloves. Halsam Products Co 4114 N.

Research carried out by the University of Plymouth shows that the second-hand toys would. Soaking bricks for a. If you have to break into it you might have to physically break some pieces.

My kids came to LEGO age so my parents dropped off a few boxes of my LEGO yellowed bricks. 705 1950s and Halsam Double Twelve Club Dominoes 1960s Made By. A health risk with old well used hand me down bricks is the possibility of broken pieces and foreign objects like staples glass shards old batteries loose magnets and stuff being mixed in with the elements.