# LEGO Cement The Return Brick Robot is a Recycling Rubble Machine By Allison Love | Published 2010-07-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-return-brick References: [gajitz](http://gajitz.com/cleaner-construction-brick-recycler-spits-out-huge-legos/) The Return Brick is the little machine that could, trolling old torn down building sites for rubble to create new building bricks. The Return Brick recycling robot would be able to keep [usable building materials out of landfills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mutina) to maximize the reusing process. The bricks are actually created inside the Return Brick machine, crushing and cementing the rubble into usable solid bricks. The bricks actually look a bit like [LEGO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-my-world) pieces, which stack together through the pegs and the holes within themselves. The Return Brick machine is a recycler's dream! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Recycling Robots:** The trend of utilizing robots to recycle and repurpose materials continues to grow, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in waste management. - **Circular Economy:** The circular economy movement, which promotes reducing waste and reusing materials, is driving innovation in industries where waste is traditionally generated. - **Modular Building:** Technologies like Return Brick's LEGO-style building bricks are driving modular building trends and opening up opportunities for digital fabrication. ### Where This Applies - **Construction:** Recycling robots and circular economy principles have the potential to disrupt traditional construction industries, driving innovation in sustainable building materials and methods. - **Waste Management:** With the rise of recycling robots and circular economy movements, the waste management industry is ripe for disruptive innovation in repurposing materials and reducing waste. - **Manufacturing:** Technologies like Return Brick's brick-making machine are driving trends in sustainable, modular building materials, presenting opportunities for manufacturers to develop new materials and processes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Upcycled Building Blocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plaex-building-systems-inc.md) - [Recycling Home-Use Compactor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clear-drop-1.md) - [Lego-Centric Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-my-world.md) - [Food-Based Toy Block Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-6.md) - [Brick Coffee Maker Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-nespresso.md) - [Meteorite Dust-Made Bricks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/european-space-agency-1.md) - [Low-Carbon Biomaterial Bricks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cob-brick.md) - [Sustainably Constructed Garbage Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rubbish-bin.md) - [Building Block Tiny Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-tiny-house.md)