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Trash Town
Humankind’s trash is a Minifig’s treasure. The Minifigs of Trash Town are an exceptionally resourceful bunch. We could learn a thing or two from them. Having taken up residence inside a long-forgotten trash can, they’ve built their own recycling plant to create materials to fabricate their own mode of transport. As a number of hot-air balloons takes flight, you’d be forgiven for thinking we were somewhere in the Avon Valley. It looks like they might have discovered something just over the horizon!
Facts & (non Mini) Figures
- Constructed using ~16,000 LEGO pieces.
- Almost 10% of Australia’s landfill rubbish is packaging.
- Australia has one of the highest per capita emissions of greenhouse gas in the world, with its 0.3% of the world's population releasing 1.07% of the world's greenhouse gases.
- Recycling just one tonne of paper saves 13 trees, 26,500litres of water, 2.5 barrels of oil and 4,100 kilowatts per hour of electricity.
The Sky’s the Limit
Have a go at making your own Papier Mache hot air balloon at home using only recycled materials.
Can you spot a reference to the cheeky yet popular way in which people described the year that was 2020?
Found it!
