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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What do they do with the bricks they take back? The website doesn’t seem to say. Not taking duplo or built sets makes it sound like they aren’t being recycled into something new. Are they being cleaned, sorted, and resold?

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

“Not available in your location“

Can anyone share the details of the program?

[-] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

It’s $4 per pound of bricks.

Accepted:

  • LEGO bricks and elements that are fully disassembled and in good condition.
  • LEGO Minifigures and Mini-dolls (no need to disassemble)
  • LEGO Baseplates

Not currently accepted:

  • LEGO DUPLO® bricks or elements
  • Non-LEGO bricks, elements or toys
  • LEGO sets that are fully or partially built
  • Batteries or electronic components
  • Storage containers, packaging or building instructions
[-] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

What happens to my LEGO® bricks? Once we receive your bricks, we carefully check them to make sure they meet our eligibility criteria. After they pass the check, we weigh them to determine their final value and promptly send your payment.

Our goal is to keep as many bricks in play as possible - and this is a test run to help us figure out the best way to do it!

[-] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 3 points 1 month ago

You should also know that they are absolute assholes and use worse anti competitive strategies than basically any other commonly known company.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

This itself is an anti-competitive strategy so I think they know that

[-] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 0 points 1 month ago

Hmm.. Idk if that is, they are surprisingly cheap and recycling bricks is something I'd expect them to do, also its PR.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

The giftcard thing just keeps you in their ecosystem

[-] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 2 points 1 month ago

Yes but it's also a cheap way to get bricks without producing them and it "reduces waste" for PR

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

There's probably a local used Lego store near you that will do better than that

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