22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day!
At first glance, building models from plastic Lego bricks doesn’t seem to fit well with the environment – but did you know that all Boatshed Bricks models are made from at least 95% preloved/used bricks generously donated by people like you.
Globally it’s reckoned that 80% of plastic toys end up in landfill or other dumps, eventually getting eroded away to become microplastics which can pollute our land and oceans.
When people donate a bag of used Lego to us it is cleaned and sorted ready for use in our next creation. Often there are other items mixed in such as toy cars etc which we will put aside and if they are complete will be donated to charity shops, kids clubs and so on. If pieces of Lego are broken, we’ll still look to try and use them behind the scenes so ensuring the absolute minimum goes into our (recycling) bins.
So if you have the inclination to have a clear out and bin that Lego that’s been in the loft for years, please consider donating it to us, we’ll give it a new lease of life and in doing so, raise funds to save lives on Scotland’s shores.
Donations can be dropped off at the lifeboat shop in Broughty Ferry or contact us to see if we can collect.
Thank you
