Home #3dprinting is fun. I like making fun things like #ttrpg minis, and useful things, like a spice rack organizer.

I like how they fit into #solarpunk story telling.

But until/unless one can recycle and more importantly, produce filament, it's still a centralized technology based on plastic.

I've only worked with basic PLA, and read a bit about PETG & the differences.

Are there any filament technologies that are recyclable / reusable or that can be produced locally from raw materials?

@pseudonym Creality is currently funding a home filament recycler system which looks promising but is unproven AFAIK. https://crowdfunding.creality.com/

Beyond that the best filament reuse I've seen is melting down PLA and casting it into something using a mould made from higher-temp plastic, such as PETG or ABS.

IMO the reality at the moment is that the hobby doesn't have a good reuse/recycle workflow and we just have to live with that.
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@astrovore

Yup. That's what I found as well, on both counts.