Filament recycling

Joe Jones · 14 May 2023 at 12:36

I've got a small box full of failed PLA prints or broken parts that I don't know what to do with and a smaller box of some ABS.

Does anyone recycle their filament and want some more?

There is a company that will send out a box to fill up but the last I checked they wanted to charge £80 or so for the privilege of recycling...

Haze · 14 May 2023 at 17:27

Pla can go in your recycling

Joe Jones · 15 May 2023 at 09:42

Our council has just started separated recycling and like to reject bags if they see something that they think shouldn't be in there.....I'm not sure the binmen would know what a bunch of filament floating around is....perhaps I can just hide it in another container.

RevBillyG · 15 May 2023 at 11:52

Joe Jones said:
Our council has just started separated recycling and like to reject bags if they see something that they think shouldn't be in there.....I'm not sure the binmen would know what a bunch of filament floating around is....perhaps I can just hide it in another container.

Your neighbours?

VeNT · 16 May 2023 at 20:38

I've been following that preciouses plastic thing for a few years. I wish it wasn't so damn expensive as it would be nice to be able to recycle waste filament.

martos123 · 31 May 2023 at 08:19

I collect the waste and put it in the Hard Plastics skip at the local tip.