Waste plastics into 3D printing materials are more environmentally friendly

3D printing technology has enabled people to do in their own homes both design and manufacturing. But, in truth , it is still a very high cost . It uses plastic to print product , but every plastic spools cost around $ 30 it is very raspberry.

But you can use an empty shampoo bottles or milk bottles make your own yarn , to reduce costs. A study led by Joshua Pearce of Michigan Technological University show that using plastic milk bottles to produce their own 3D printing filament consume less energy compared to conventional milk bottle recycling , energy consumption is often a lot less .Sellotape

Home polymer waste, such as milk bottles , either recycled or buried in landfills are costly trouble . Pearce 's team is made ​​of HDPE plastic milk bottles made ​​a life- cycle analysis . After cleaning and cutting smash through an office shredder and recycling machines , turning waste plastics into 3D printer filament .

Team said: city recycling processes and standards compared to the milk bottles made ​​of filaments in the home can reduce energy consumption by about 3% . "The savings are quite objective , such as Horton this town , for example, that you have to put in a plastic transport to collection points , then the place to be recycled , " Science and Engineering / Electrical and Computer Engineering Department , Associate Professor Pearce said material . Energy savings ratio may soar to 70-80 %. Moreover, the recovery of their milk bottles made ​​from petroleum than the new plastic , energy savings of 90%.Washi tape

Pearce also compared the cost of their own production and purchase filament yarn .

" Filament retail between $ 36 to $ 50 per kilogram , if you make your own using recycled plastic filament , the cost is 10 cents a kilogram, " he said: "The results are clear , even if you factor in the cost of purchasing Recycle Bot into account . "Masking tape

Similar commercial products , like Filastruder, cost less than $ 300 . Joshua Pearce show broken milk bottles made ​​of plastic pan head has DremelFuge folder .

Milk bottle is made of high density polyethylene or HDPE material, not ideal for 3D printing . "It's a miniature cooling time and you have to take this into account ," Pearce said. " But if you print a statue or a pen barrel there is no relationship ."

This new recycling technology has attracted the attention of Ethical Filamnet Foundation , the Foundation in partnership with organizations around the world to encourage the manufacture of 3D printing filament according to local conditions . Made from recycled waste plastic printed materials to replace standard new plastic varieties.Wholesale masking tape