Plastic recycling 3D printers

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   Wendy Boat-Cumming on November 19, 2023 at 9:52 pm

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   Idea: Plastic recycling 3D printers

   Link: https://innovationorigins.com/en/boat-made...

   3D printers can even make boats out of plastic waste! The possibilities are endless.

   Boat made out of plastic waste straight from the 3D printer

   Link: https://innovationorigins.com/en

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   astronut on November 19, 2023 at 7:28 pm

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   Idea: Plastic recycling 3D printers

   Link: https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2020/0...

   NASA uses 3D printers to recycle plastic waste at the International Space Station.

   How NASA’s 3D-Printers Test Recycling Plastic in Space

   Link: https://fedtechmagazine.com/arti

   Aboard the International Space Station, NASA is testing 3D printers that recycle old plastic to make new tools, a practice that may be a critical part of future moon missions.

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   Seal Dwidakiss on November 19, 2023 at 6:33 pm

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   Idea: Plastic recycling 3D printers

   Link: https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/15/3d-pr...

   Some 3D printers can even re-use plastic from 3D-printed products.

   As 3D printing grows, so does need to reclaim plastic waste

   Link: https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/0

   UC Berkeley is a leader in 3D printing. From creating a prosthetic hand for an 8-year-old girl to a “smart cap” that senses spoiled food to large-scale cement buildings , engineers and designers on campus are pushing the technology to the limits,…

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   Jimbo on November 19, 2023 at 5:07 pm

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   Idea: Plastic recycling 3D printers

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmLXazhZJ...

   It’s been done already! Check out this 3D printer that uses plastic waste to produce finished plastic products.

   Gigabot X: Creating a pellet printer to 3D print using recycled plastic

   Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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   CC on November 19, 2023 at 3:44 pm

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   Idea: Plastic recycling 3D printers

   Link: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/article...

   3D printing can help curb the plastic crisis by upcycling plastic waste that usually ends up in landfills and water bodies.

   3D printing with recycled plastic

   Link: https://www.thenakedscientists.c

   Turning hard-to-recycle plastic into filaments for 3D printing could help our waste problem

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