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What's your filament usage rate?
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Mine is apparently 10kg a week
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@Rutty there is a way first cut the plastic then use a blender on ice crush but be sure its normal plastic second it has to be sorted by thermodynamics & shade of color
Yes! They do exist. It’s about $20k USD to get a system that will recycle filament.
I’ve also looked at the idea of using pelletized plastic and molds to make other products, like dominos for example.