3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: !functionalprint@kbin.social or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
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No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
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Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
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No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
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No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
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Do not create links to reddit
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If you see an issue please flag it
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No guns
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No injury gore posts
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I don't think there are any USA-based companies or programs that are truly worth it. I feel like the extra carbon burned to ship the scraps to the ones that do exist does more harm to the planet than whatever we may gain from recycling the plastic.
And also the companies that sell recycled spools of plastic aren't selling them for less than the price of virgin material, and those rolls will be a mishmash of plastics that aren't the same quality. I can't imagine that they will print well enough to do much other than prototype something with them.
It's a shame, and I wish things were different. Your best bet is to recycle it at home, but that's not cheap. Stefan at CNC Kitchen talks about and demonstrates this in his videos: https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/recycling-old-3d-prints-into-new-filament