Questions tagged [waste]

For questions about dealing with waste products of 3D printing including various chemicals used in the printing and post-processing process.

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Can I really throw failed PLA prints on compost?

So they say PLA is biodegradable. But I still don't know how much biodegradable. I live in a flat and we have composting trash can in the courtyard. However if I throw PLA in there and it does not decompose, neighbors are gonna be pissed since many…
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Low fidelity 3D printer for plastic waste

Is there such thing as a 3D printer with a very large diameter nozzle, that can make low fidelity, large and fast prints? I'm picturing a soft serve ice-cream machine on a gantry, with a hopper. You feed it shredded plastic, and it prints bricks,…