In Germany, about 5.6 million tons of plastic packaging are thrown away every year after just one use. Sadly, less than a ...

D printing is not only a fun hobby but also an excellent way to produce a ton of functional tools and accessories that can be ...

The 3D printing industry has made incredible strides over the past decade, but one nagging problem persists: what happens to ...

Renew IT recycles e-waste into 3D printing filament using the UNSW-designed MICROfactorie to process hard plastics.

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 ...

The fundamental problem with multi-color 3D printing using a single hotend is that they poop an awful lot. Every time they change filaments, they’ve got to purge the single nozzle, which results ...

Fraunhofer recycles packaging waste into 3D printing material with purity levels of more than 99.8% - suitable for ...

A new era of 3D-printing “microfactories” is helping to turn waste plastics into “highly competitive” products fit for use in the construction industry.

A world-first recycling facility designed by UNSW Sydney researchers has opened in Sydney, offering a new solution to Australia's growing electronic waste problem, to be used by recycler Renew IT.