Wedoany.com Report on Mar 13th, The 2025 annual report released by Danish toy manufacturer LEGO shows that over 95% of the weight of its packaging materials sold is composed of paper-based materials. The company anticipates that this proportion will increase to at least 96.8% by 2026.
LEGO is committed to transitioning all its packaging to FSC-certified and responsibly sourced materials, derived from renewable or recycled sources. Its goals are to enhance technical recyclability and reduce the use of single-use plastics. A key measure to achieve this includes introducing paper-based pre-packaging bags inside LEGO product boxes. These bags are primarily made of paper with a thin plastic coating for enhanced performance and have been certified as technically recyclable in the EU, the US, and Canada.
The report further indicates that the proportion of paper in LEGO's packaging materials has grown by 93% over the past four years, aligning with the company's 2025 environmental goals. Currently, the company has successfully transitioned 56% of its packaging production lines to paper-based materials. Factories in Vietnam and China have largely completed this transition by November 2025; the Czech factory is expected to finish within this year, while the plan for the Mexican factory is scheduled for 2027.
LEGO's warehouse in Mexico has begun using reusable wooden pallets, reportedly reducing wood waste by 100 tons last year through this initiative. Concurrently, since May 2025, landfill waste has been reduced by 60% through optimized sorting processes and the introduction of more efficient disposal methods. The company states it has achieved its goal of zero waste to landfill for the fourth consecutive year, although the total waste volume in 2025 exceeded the expected 30,200 tons. However, the waste reduction plan is anticipated to show significant results in the coming years.
The report also clarifies that LEGO's total greenhouse gas emissions (market-based) increased by 0.2% between 2024 and 2025. This is primarily attributed to an increase in Scope 3 emissions due to sales growth, with 16% of that increase coming from packaging and other sources. LEGO continues to advance its green packaging transformation to address environmental challenges.
