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Look at this sweet bowl made by Scraps KC from recycled 3d prints. Some of our failed prints (the glitter ones) went towards making this bowl!!! We're so happy to be able to partner with such a fabulous organization & to recycle our failed prints. How do they do it? The have two machines (designed by Precious Plastics) that help them. One grinds down the failed prints & makes pellets. The other is like a giant oven for plastic that melts the pellets into a shape. You can buy these bowls and other recycled plastic objects on their website. @scrapskc #scrapskc #preciousplastics #kansascity #kc #3dprinting #protopasta #glitterfilament #casting #reuse #newlife #makerspace #makered #makerlife #community https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yQMJ8JfIr/?igshid=1hj17lkyqa85v

Wonder where our plastic bottles end up? We want to bring you behind the scenes of what we do with bottles we collect. Partnering a waste management company, we ensure our bottles are recycled. The bottles are sorted, washed, shredded and sent to China to be reproduced. We stand by recycling and we are looking into ways of producing our own biodegradable bottles in the near future. Let us know if you'd like to drop off any sort of plastics with us. Together, we can sustain our environment and treasure what's left of mother nature.