Machine Recycles Plastic Bottles into 3D Printer Filament-And the Design was Released, Instead of Patented
The Polyformer machine solves 2 problems-turning plastic bottles into low-cost filament for 3D printing-and the design is Open Source.
The Polyformer machine solves 2 problems-turning plastic bottles into low-cost filament for 3D printing-and the design is Open Source.
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Located, just outside Cairo, the immense structure took five days to build, weighs a whopping 20 tons, and rising three stories.
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It's rarely recycled due to costly and complex processes required, as well as the difficulty of collecting it.
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Since that deployment in August 2021, System 02 (or "Jenny") has now collected 220,000 pounds (101,353 kg) of plastic over 45 extractions.
The product can trap around 16 credit cards worth of microplastics from being consumed in a person's drinking water.
Several microorganisms capable of destroying plastic polymers have already been discovered, but they require high heated temperatures.
The plastic warp was made from an invasive seaweed species, and proved useable even in high temperatures in restaurant environments.
Microplastics have been recorded everywhere we've looked for them, but macrophages can protect us from small amounts in our bodies.
He has prevented half a million pounds of polystyrene from entering landfills since launching his product, and used 250 tonns of rice waste.
In the last three years, Liz has raised more than £1,000 which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe's gymnastic group.
Airbnb co-founder Joe Geddia donates $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup as they prepare to debut their new huge plastic cleaning system.
The men pedigree behind the Lamborghini Countach are putting their designs over an engine that runs on converted plastic waste.
U.S. states are cutting asphalt mixtures with old plastic to divert it from landfills. The roads are performing well, and are being expanded.
The 13-year-old border collie has collected 1,000 plastic bottles, which the owners have all recycled, just this year.
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