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I have a huge bag of filament waste. Where should I send this? I know it is only commercially recyclable in like very specific cases so stuff like PLA will almost never be recycled. However, I do hear of companies accepting filament and they sell back the rolls and stuff. I'm not looking to make a profit or anything, just gotta get this off of me and I want the most sustainable way to do so.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Melt it low temp into some sort of bowl mould.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ok, I melted it down and have about 70 bowls. Now what?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Give to a friend / colleague, then make a pen holders, etc.

Then, up your prep/calibration time to reduce wastage.