ngl, I've never tried it and I doubt I'm about to start, so prints go into the recycle bin so they can get dumped in the landfill with the rest of the recycling.
But at the very least, it's a better practice to use PLA as your main choice.
Comment on Recycling 3D Prints and Waste Plastic into Filament (PET & PLA) by Dr D Flo
thantik@lemmy.world 11 months agoIt’s also not more ecologically friendly – you’ve gotta use near 80% virgin material with 20% regrind for a good quality product. All you’re doing is bringing its production into your house on a smaller, more inefficient scale.
sj_zero 11 months ago
thantik@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Strangely enough, ABS is better for the environment, as it’s one of the few actual materials that get recycled…
GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 11 months ago
The video uses 50/50, not 80/20