Researchers from France’s Université de Lorraine and Michigan Technological University explore a topic that many users are very concerned about, detailed in the recently published ‘ Plastic recycling in additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review and opportunities for the circular economy .’

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As 3D printing has skyrocketed into the mainstream in recent years, so has the production—and discarding—of enormous amounts of materials, far beyond the standard ABS and PLA. And while users around the world are concerned with trash piling up in landfills, there are new considerations for re-use and recycling of 3D printing materials. Such activity has been well highlighted from the assessment of material to recycling and composting , to recruiting robots for recycling . In this latest study, the researchers investigate the further concept of a ‘circular economy’ with the use of distributed recycling via additive manufacturing (DRAM), including six stages for this research. The wonders […]

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