In this video, I attempt to build an affordable filament recycling setup that anyone can replicate. I have been collecting ...

Plastic is a remarkable material in many ways. Cheap, durable, and versatile, it is responsible for a large percentage of the modern world we live in. As we all know, though, it’s not without its ...

Learn how to recycle plastic bottles into 3D printer filament, creating sustainable and eco-friendly material for 3D printing ...

If you're in the market for a 3D printer, you'll find one here that fits your needs. The US Environmental Protection Agency reports that the US generated 35.7 million tons (roughly the weight of 17.8 ...

Concept: The US-based polyolefins and biopolymer producing company Braskem has partnered with Vartega, a leading recycler of advanced materials to launch a 3D printing filament recycling program. The ...

Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil), an Americas polyolefins and biopolymers producer, announced on May 19 that it has expanded its partnership with Vartega Inc. (Golden, Colo., U.S.) a recycler of advanced ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

Imagine if you could recycle unsorted household waste like food residue, plastics, paper, cardboard and even dirty diapers into a climate-positive thermoplastic. Now imagine turning that material into ...

Carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene filament recycling provides for a circular pathway for material re-use and supports sustainability goals around eliminating plastic waste PHILADELPHIA, Pa. & ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. & GOLDEN, Colo., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) (“Company”), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading ...