Donate Legos

Many ask, “How do I recycle or DONATE LEGOs?”

Just donate your used LEGOs to us (mixed up or in sets), and we will make sure they are reused!

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About Brick Recycler

We have many more requests than we can fill right now, and we receive new one-time requests constantly especially with the Christmas and other holidays coming up.

One example is sending many many pounds of used pieces to bless children at an orphanage in Zimbabwe. We even send a ton of practically new cell phones to help with the cause. We are collecting many more for them too. We also teamed up with Compassion International to help children in Brazil, sent toys to children in Flint Michigan, and provided building supplies to a nonprofit science program for teens. Another example sending many parts to an army, stationed in Honduras. The troops brought these for the local kids to enjoy. We recently sent hundreds and hundreds of pounds to some very low income schools that can’t afford to even buy used pieces.

Robotic Mindstorm sets are awesome for robotic clubs we support. We also packed up a huge box to send to war torn regions of the world. There is a strong need for educational toys in these areas, and these are pieces are perfect. Many will go to blind and refugee children. We also sent 200 pounds to families that lost their possessions in the devastating fires in Northern California. Organizations we worked with set up “free centers” letting families pick what they wanted. So, we urge everyone to donate for a good cause.

Another example of how we try to help is the work we’ve done with the “Build Your Journey” program through Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City is another example. This program was an inspiration by, Donald, a young leukemia patient. He recently beat this deadly disease and instantly had a deep desire to help other kids that are still in the battle.

His dream is that kids would receive a small set every time they undergo treatment, or take a step toward recovery, since the process is so difficult.

BrickRecycler.com accept new and used loose LEGO brand bricks, figures, and sets. Simply put them in a bag, then in a box, and ship to us via UPS Ground or FedEx Ground. It’s as simple as that! Before you donate you can read some more packing tips here.

Did you know this wonderful toy (that lasts forever) are not marked with the recycling symbol and are a mixture of “Type 7 Plastic” (ABS) and countless other materials? If you dump them in your recycle bin your city will need to sort them out, and then just dump them in the landfill.

Unfortunately, most thrift shops end up dumping these unless they are in complete sets in the original box. Many other nonprofit charities don’t know what to do with mixed up pieces.

We carefully sort the pieces to match the type of parts with what happens to be needed at the time (e.g. wheels, space themed, robotics, architecture, Star Wars, etc.). We prepare them to make them available to kids and clubs who can enjoy the thrill of these pieces for the first time, or find those “missing pieces” they are longing for. Children can create just about anything out of random pieces, whether it’s a car or truck, a simple frame in the shape of a rectangle, or an amazing DYI invention or elaborate sculpture. Make room under your kid’s bed, declutter, upcycle, recycle, and spare the environment all in one! Many ask, “Where can I donate near me.” We are happy to help by letting everyone simply ship to us and we take care of the rest

• Help One Child and Compassion (for foster children)
• Countless Children’s Organizations
• Orphanages in Mexico and Honduras
• Hands of Hope (for Zimbabwe orphanage)
• Camp Opportunity (for at risk kids)
• Dozens of Clubs
• Many of children and adult “artists and architects”
• World History Classes
• A short film
• Children with Autism
• Schools serving very underprivileged children