Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil), an Americas polyolefins and biopolymers producer, announced on May 19 that it has expanded its partnership with Vartega Inc. (Golden, Colo., U.S.) a recycler of advanced ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

Didyou know that 3D printing generates a lot of plastic waste? This mayseem odd at first, but every enthusiast knows the amount of plasticthat gets wasted before any successful printing is done.

3D printers are awesome, and while the plastic filament may not be as much as a rip off as printer ink (yet), it’s still marked up at least 500%! If you really want to break free, you’re going to need ...

Concept: The US-based polyolefins and biopolymer producing company Braskem has partnered with Vartega, a leading recycler of advanced materials to launch a 3D printing filament recycling program. The ...

In this video, I attempt to build an affordable filament recycling setup that allows anyone to turn wasted filament into usable 3D printer filament. This is the first of a series focused on recycling ...

Every box of Braskem’s carbon fiber reinforced polypropylene filament sold will include information about how to recycle the used carbon fiber filament through this program. Each year 24,000 tons of ...

VALPARAISO — Tubes filled with multicolored plastic pellets fill the shelf in Adam Johnson's kitchen. A large motor is perched on a table by the back door and, across from it, sits a peculiar metal ...