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 ...

Most consumer 3D printers use “ink” made of colored plastic line. But despite the self-reliant and Earth-friendly bent of many 3D printing hobbyists, it’s surprisingly difficult to find 3D printing ...

Sunny Isais, a junior at Colony High School in Ontario, has developed a method for recycling plastic bottles into filament for 3D printers. Isais, who wants to study aerospace or mechanical ...

This work turns what would otherwise be an agricultural liability into a potential input for advanced manufacturing.

This week, EKOCYCLE and 3D Systems (3DS) unveiled the EKOCYCLE CUBE — a 3D printer that upcycles post-consumer plastic bottles into items of your design. EDS says the Cube “is not just another tool ...

While the price of 3D printers has come down quite a lot in the past few years, filament continues to be rather pricey especially for those doing a lot of printing. This has led to some people looking ...

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 ...

Waste ocean plastic is a huge problem which is currently starting to be tackled with the implementation of large-scale recycling and cleanup solutions. Clean Currents based in Washington DC has ...

There are plenty of 3D printing pens now on the market but Daniel Edwards based in the UK has created a very unique kind of 3D pen called the Renegade. Which can recycle old plastic bottles and bags ...

The DoD wants to turn battlefield garbage into useful parts for soldiers. Researchers at the Army Research Laboratory have taken recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from bottles and plastics ...