Around 1400 tonnes were recycled by the Precious Plastic community in one year. Could open-source tech help plastic recycling ...

He posts how-to videos on his YouTube page that explain how to build each machine. Blueprints and videos are free to the public. The project is called Precious Plastic. Story and editing by Carl ...

Plans for more machines are in the works, and there’s plenty of room to expand and improve upon the designs. We think [Precious Plastic] is onto something here.

The company, started by Dave Hakkens, a 27 year old Dutch designer, is developing resources for DIY machines that recycle plastic waste into functional objects.

Recycling initiative Precious Plastic 's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus.

Precious Plastic machines, however, can process these without damaging the machine or compromising material quality, resulting in unique composites with flecks and twirls of aluminum. Just one of ...

Through Breck Create’s Precious Plastic program, plastic can be shredded, melted and turned into art. The team uses open-sourced machines and leads classes for visitors and locals.

We’ve previously covered the Precious Plastic machines used to make the plastic sheets and the organization’s developments at small scale injection molding.

Over three weeks in July 2020, the Recycled Plastic Product series focused on challenges centered around different Precious Plastic Machines.

“At the end of the day, what we wanted was more plastic recycling,” says Jerry de Voos, who joined Precious Plastic in 2017 while on a gap year between his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Industrial Design ...

Recycling initiative Precious Plastic 's open-source machines are being used to recycle plastic and turn it into face shields, respirator masks and hands-free door handles to fight coronavirus.