As the saying goes: reduce, reuse, recycle. But what does that mean in the world of 3D printing? The Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites (CPAC) has plans to find out with a newly launched 3D printing filament recycling program titled “ReMake,” launched in conjunction with the Auburn University Waste Reduction and Recycling Department.
There are many laboratories across the Auburn University campus utilizing additive manufacturing or 3D printing for various research and instructional purposes. The process generates a sizable amount of waste material that is ripe for reuse.
“Nearly all materials on campus that go into the waste and recycling bins are trucked off campus for disposal and processing,” said Jesse Teel, coordinator of waste reduction and recycling on campus. “The miles those materials travel make for a larger carbon footprint. Processing 3D…
