https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/lego-ocean-plastic-pollution-degrade-a9404111.html?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=e09b649635-briefing-dy-20200317&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-e09b649635-44992633

Lego bricks in the ocean could take 1,300 years to degrade

Blocks washed up after decades show little sign of disintegration

• Claire Hayhurst
• 4 days ago
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  “The full extent of its durability was even a surprise to us.”
  Lego bricks washed up on British beaches indicate that they could survive in the ocean for up to 1,300 years, says environmental scientist Andrew Turner. (Independent)
  Reference: Environmental Pollution paper