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[–] TimPostma@mastodon.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@Rutty there is a way first cut the plastic then use a blender on ice crush but be sure its normal plastic second it has to be sorted by thermodynamics & shade of color

[–] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Yes! They do exist. It’s about $20k USD to get a system that will recycle filament.

I’ve also looked at the idea of using pelletized plastic and molds to make other products, like dominos for example.