3D printing recycled plastic filament
GENESIS Eco Screen: A 3D Printed Urban Biodiversity Habitat Made of Recycled Plastic
Large-format 3D printing company BigRep, along with its innovation department NOWLAB, just launched their latest sustainability project – GENESIS Eco Screen, the first 3D printed urban plant and insect habitat….
Recycled Content of Filamentive’s 3D Printing Filaments in Accordance with ISO 14021 Standard
According to UK-based 3D printing material startup Filamentive, 90% of all the plastic used in the world comes from non-renewable sources, which means there’s definitely a major environmental need for…
The Refabricator Will Be Recycling Plastic and 3D Printing Onboard the ISS Next Year
In 2015, NASA awarded Washington-based technology firm Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to continue developing its Positrusion Recycler, which recycles plastic waste into 3D…
Recycled 3D Printing Filament Without Compromising Quality
Gartner suggests that there will be 6.7 million 3D printers sold by the year 2020. Assuming that 50% of these printers are desktop, material extrusion (FFF) 3D printers, and each…
Adidas to Release Sneakers Created from Recycled Ocean Waste This Month
Over the last few years, 3D printing technology has increasingly been integrated into the world of fashion. One area in which it has especially proven beneficial is footwear, from high-end…
3devo Launches Two New Industrial-Grade Desktop Filament Extruders
As 3D printing technology continues to become more functional, accessible, and affordable throughout the world, the industry is starting to realize that we don’t need industrial-sized printers to reach professional-grade…
Plastic Madonna Sculpture Hits the Beach in Rio de Janeiro
Of all the current threats facing humanity in the present day, nothing seems more imminent than the prospect of climate change, a drastic and ongoing effect that us humans have…
Now on Kickstarter: The Renegade 3D Printing Pen Prints With Plastic Bags and Bottles
I’ve gotten much better than I used to be in terms of remembering to bring my reusable canvas bags when I go grocery shopping now, but somehow I still keep…
On Kickstarter Now: 3D Print the Difference with Reflow Recycled Filament & Help African Wastepickers
3D printing is a technology, science, and art that revolves around materials—and with continual and amazing innovations also comes the constant concern of environmental impact. How can we best deal…
