I am looking for ways to responsibly dispose PLA. At our makerspace we have tens of kilograms of it from failed prints and supports and we just keep it in a box
Any recycling center with a composter can break down PLA. You can make life easier for them by shredding the prints in a blender, but it's not necessary. You can also get an electric composter and do it yourself!
If you can't recycle it into filament, the simplest way it to melt it into blocks in an oven and give it to the CNC guys to practice on. In block form it also wont find its way into the rivers and oceans, and wont degrade in landfill releasing all its nasty CO2. Lock that carbon into the ground!
@@IanSlothieRolfe yup this is the easiest way to make it useful. I save up mine and use flat grill press to turn it into sheet material I can use in other projects.
Having worked with some of the people behind fishy filament and having used some, I can 100% recommend it. Like all nylon filament it's required to dry it before using but if it's dry it works great!
PolyTerra prints beautifully, I can vouch. I didn't even realize my extruder wasn't calibrated correctly until I switched from it to eSun. (Though I would have had better top surface results, the sides were perfect.)
Zack, BRAVO! As someone whom prints crap all the time, thank you for taking the time and effort to compile conscious alternatives that everyone can consider. Though I knew about and use a few of these filaments, it was awesome to learn something new and practical. Cheers!
I have to send this to my filament dealer to see if they start stocking some of these. Hopefully between this video, Makers Muse's video and your disdain for baby groots, we can lower the impact of 3D printing on the environment
Thank you so much for your videos. I love them so much! Everyday I hear UA-camrs say that they are going crazy from all the awful posts, that’s not something that should be happening. We who are watching videos need to show support and good vibes (and occasionally constructive feedback, but with kindness!). Hope you have a great day.
this is AWESOME, I watched the 3d printing scene for ages wanting to get in on it but not wanting to make a bunch of plastic spaghetti nests. I'm thrilled there are such great options out there now, thanks for showing them off!
Minor correction: PETG isn't made by reacting PET with ethylene glycol. PET is made by polymerisation of ethylene glycol, while PETG is made by substituting other substances for some of the glycol. "Glycol-modified" means taking it out, not putting it in. Great video, though. I've got several rolls of recycled PET and one of NonOilen.
I like how Americans found a cool solution that would never work here in Germany because if I cut and melt a bottle I get a bit of filament, but if I bring it back to the store for recycling I get 25 cents
I want to get my name read out at the end of one of these videos. One of these days, I’m going to throw $20 in the hat, maybe just for a month. I think Zacks work is genuinely worth more though. In truth, I don’t always find the videos directly applicable to my interests, but I always enjoy them and they are always very informative.
Ideally, I rather my scrap in a Benchy than falling off a 300,000 ton hauler headed over seas to a “recycling facility”. Where can I get one of those kits and for how much?
I ran greengate into filament at a previous employer. It was really good stuff, but it was like 2 cents cheaper per pound to get virgin PETG, so they decided to go that route instead.
I have a question about the PolyTerra, what they are doing is great and I will definitely be making the switch to them for everything they are doing, but it still doesn't answer the one question that always burdens me. What should I do with all my failed 3D Prints (In the UK as that might matter), even if i switch to this PLA it still isn't allowed in the regular recycling and its biodegrability is based on being broken down in composting facilities not just me yeeting it into the garden. If anyone has any suggestions or advice for a UK 3D printer what to do with the failed prints please let me know.
Just because it's biodegradable doesn't mean you have to compost it. Composting also releases methane and CO2. Maybe it's possible to use it in a bio gas reactor, otherwise incineration is preferable to composting.
@@PhaTs00p That's a great point, and i would be happy to, but I presume I wouldn't just be able to start up a bonfire and that would be enough to incinerate my failed prints? So that still leaves me with the dilema, what is the most responsible thing to do with failed prints?
An awesome and informative yet entertaining video, yet I spent longer than the video going "squirrel!!!" And chasing down rabbit holes learning that Hellmann's is called Best Foods west of the Rockies... I both hate and love my weird brain and what it latches into. It helps sometimes and is a complete distraction others. 🤣
Zack, great informative and funny video. Which filament do you suggest that won't require a heated bed after the first layer? I'm trying to save on electricity usage.
I've been looking into NonOilen, and read some mixed reviews on Reddit - people seem to have problems with warping... do you have recommended settings, and did you encounter any warping, and if so what did you change/do to solve it? Thanks. I'm determined to ONLY use either recycled or properly biodegradable filaments if at all possible... this helps A LOT.
I just got a 3D printer (both a resin and FDM) for Black Friday and am waiting for them to be delivered; I'm definitely going to be using these filaments, instead. Thanks for the info!! ♡♡♡
Great video! I work in the 3D printing business since a short while and the environment has always been on my mind. Will use this info to save more fish :D
That PETBOT thing is too cool I want it Would it work with non-green bottle materials, like the blue Evian bottles? Evian bottles are already made of recycled plastic in the first place, and I drink their water frequently, so being able to reuse that would be awesome!
Zack. Great 👍 video. I think like to know more about how to take containers 🫙 I put in the recycling bin every week. This would include,PETE, HDPE(yes HDPE), PVC, PP. I would like to set up an extruder to go trash to treasure and cut out the middle man. Thank you
Since this video, ive now started using poly terra as my main filament, most filament is about £20 over here and poly terra is £17 so I'm happy to pay for it. The only advisory I give is I increase my extrusion rate by 10%, or I was having under extrusion on my voron 0
I think a good idea could be a handful of very-common single types and groups/blocks of cross-compatible thermoplastics, and make a mandatory additive be a cheap, low hazard tracer material unique to each of them. A tracer detectable by sensors, maybe radiological, laser etc. And that way finally make 3d printing, extrusion and injection molding plastic product waste be high speed high volume machine sortable. And thereby making much higher degree of plastics recycling both economically and practically feasible.
Pure PET is actually awesome material that prints better than PETG - no blobbing, sticking to nozzle, layer adhesion difficulty, or creep in the printed parts. It just needs really high temperatures cheap printers with PTFE lined hotends can't safely reach, as you saw with the recycled bottles. You can get it commercially (albeit sadly not recycled source) in the US as "HTPET" from Fusion Filaments.
Zack I’m not one to leave comments often but I really enjoy your channels and videos. Keep it up! It’s almost like I’m watching my twin make videos with some of the things you say lol
Is there any way you could publish in a video or a document, how you printed each filament. Like the settings and what printer/extruder type you used. Thank you
Me and my girlfriend LOVE this. I also hope you find qualified people to help you test your keyboard I filled out and completed that form but I do not expect a response XXDDX. Keep the quality content up!!!
love how there are so many jokes packed into each episode haha
I am looking for ways to responsibly dispose PLA. At our makerspace we have tens of kilograms of it from failed prints and supports and we just keep it in a box
Any recycling center with a composter can break down PLA. You can make life easier for them by shredding the prints in a blender, but it's not necessary. You can also get an electric composter and do it yourself!
@@ZackFreedman doesnt it require maintained 50c with specific enzymes though?
Can't you grind it down and re - extrude it
If you can't recycle it into filament, the simplest way it to melt it into blocks in an oven and give it to the CNC guys to practice on. In block form it also wont find its way into the rivers and oceans, and wont degrade in landfill releasing all its nasty CO2. Lock that carbon into the ground!
@@IanSlothieRolfe yup this is the easiest way to make it useful. I save up mine and use flat grill press to turn it into sheet material I can use in other projects.
Love the idea of making a fishing net Benchy that went from boat to sea and then became a friendly boat
30 seconds in and i already love this - so glad to see you getting in on teamseas! (i’m making a mini-video too but it’s late lol)
I barely made it on time... 😬 Luckily I already had tons of filament footage for future videos...
Having worked with some of the people behind fishy filament and having used some, I can 100% recommend it. Like all nylon filament it's required to dry it before using but if it's dry it works great!
PolyTerra prints beautifully, I can vouch. I didn't even realize my extruder wasn't calibrated correctly until I switched from it to eSun. (Though I would have had better top surface results, the sides were perfect.)
Zack, BRAVO! As someone whom prints crap all the time, thank you for taking the time and effort to compile conscious alternatives that everyone can consider. Though I knew about and use a few of these filaments, it was awesome to learn something new and practical. Cheers!
It would be useful to have a list of manufacturers that accept waste prints for recycling (and all manufacturers should be encouraged to do so)
I have to send this to my filament dealer to see if they start stocking some of these. Hopefully between this video, Makers Muse's video and your disdain for baby groots, we can lower the impact of 3D printing on the environment
Boo baby groot
7:40 *flashes rocker fist*
"No gang signs!"
we have to keep the plastic out of the fins of the dolphins, else they make super cyborg modifications and begin to take us out.
Thank you so much for your videos. I love them so much! Everyday I hear UA-camrs say that they are going crazy from all the awful posts, that’s not something that should be happening. We who are watching videos need to show support and good vibes (and occasionally constructive feedback, but with kindness!). Hope you have a great day.
3:06 that phrase "jeez that color is bright ow my eyes" is both real and funny at the same time
I like the comedy filled videos
this is AWESOME, I watched the 3d printing scene for ages wanting to get in on it but not wanting to make a bunch of plastic spaghetti nests. I'm thrilled there are such great options out there now, thanks for showing them off!
Minor correction: PETG isn't made by reacting PET with ethylene glycol. PET is made by polymerisation of ethylene glycol, while PETG is made by substituting other substances for some of the glycol. "Glycol-modified" means taking it out, not putting it in.
Great video, though. I've got several rolls of recycled PET and one of NonOilen.
Too bad this wasn't up 5 hours ago. I went to microcenter and bought a bunch of filament. I will check out some of the n ones you mentioned next time.
As someone who attended a rural highschool, that rolling coal line hit close to home. 😂
I like how Americans found a cool solution that would never work here in Germany because if I cut and melt a bottle I get a bit of filament, but if I bring it back to the store for recycling I get 25 cents
I want to get my name read out at the end of one of these videos. One of these days, I’m going to throw $20 in the hat, maybe just for a month. I think Zacks work is genuinely worth more though.
In truth, I don’t always find the videos directly applicable to my interests, but I always enjoy them and they are always very informative.
NO GANG SIGNS! 🤘
My next spool is definitely gonna be PolyTerra, they have a really nice matte gray that I am excited to try!
9:57 The FORBIDDEN mayonnaise.
7:39 "No gangsigns" hahaha ROCK ON!!!
Lol 7:40 can't believe he would throw up gang signs swimming with Bella.
it will redirect plastics away from the ocean, into my next projects, and then into the ocean.
Here in Montreal, Nefilatek makes a great rPETG filament. Prints better than some fancy virgin stuff I got from Sakata.
They are an AWESOME company!
@@rsilb well, they make great filament and are very friendly.
Fuck! There goes my plans for a new floating plastic continent...
I was gonna paint it pink and make an album on it :(
Great video man🦆
LMAO 7:40 "No gang signs!"
$105? What’s the joke I’m missing?
My best guess is that it's a quarter of 420, but I have no idea what the significance is of a quarter 🤷
My dude two videos in 48 hours! I am ecstatic, and will proceed to rewatch your entire lineup again. Great video as always.
Ideally, I rather my scrap in a Benchy than falling off a 300,000 ton hauler headed over seas to a “recycling facility”.
Where can I get one of those kits and for how much?
Could you theoretically grind failed prints into small pieces and use them with a pellet extruder?
14:45 he has a point
Mars Rover and Mr Yeast started Team Cs
Alliteration game, jedi level,
pun pummelling, purepish
Those names at the end XD
Who am I to tell someone how to spend their money
The best filament video! #TeamSeas
Does PET filament need to be kept in a drybox?
I'll go back to my mountain dew habit if it means I can print without worrying about humidity
I ran greengate into filament at a previous employer. It was really good stuff, but it was like 2 cents cheaper per pound to get virgin PETG, so they decided to go that route instead.
we are already 1/10 of the way there in just over a day lmao
so rad to see ya helpin out with team seas!
7:38 *no gang signs* kills me
You being a stoner is my fave bit 🤣🤣
8:40 ye bois Joe Freedman and Zack Musk
Hey I finally caught the sponsor names!
Thanks for making them so loud this time
That's a really thought-provoking environmental topic. Fantastic ideas 👍
The God of 3D printers: That Test boat
What I love most about your Videos is that they make me feel better about never tuning my printer :D
"1:09" "Vegeta, what's the scouter say about his power level????" Vegeta: ITS OVER 9000!
I have a question about the PolyTerra, what they are doing is great and I will definitely be making the switch to them for everything they are doing, but it still doesn't answer the one question that always burdens me. What should I do with all my failed 3D Prints (In the UK as that might matter), even if i switch to this PLA it still isn't allowed in the regular recycling and its biodegrability is based on being broken down in composting facilities not just me yeeting it into the garden. If anyone has any suggestions or advice for a UK 3D printer what to do with the failed prints please let me know.
Just because it's biodegradable doesn't mean you have to compost it. Composting also releases methane and CO2. Maybe it's possible to use it in a bio gas reactor, otherwise incineration is preferable to composting.
@@PhaTs00p That's a great point, and i would be happy to, but I presume I wouldn't just be able to start up a bonfire and that would be enough to incinerate my failed prints? So that still leaves me with the dilema, what is the most responsible thing to do with failed prints?
that last one is epic. print a knife, throw it into the lake when you done the deed.
An awesome and informative yet entertaining video, yet I spent longer than the video going "squirrel!!!" And chasing down rabbit holes learning that Hellmann's is called Best Foods west of the Rockies...
I both hate and love my weird brain and what it latches into. It helps sometimes and is a complete distraction others. 🤣
This is a super cool effort that I definitely back
Poly terra sticks to ender 3 printing beds rly easy but it’s rly hard to get off
Oh my! The alliteration!
Since 6 doesn't jive with fish-friendly, may i suggest 'Six Sealife Sensible Spools of Squirtables.'
Can we please get every filament part 3
Very epic video! Love the style of your videos and was pleasantly surprised when i saw this one only a few days after the mirage video
im so addicted to zack feedman videos even after bingewatching the entire channel 2 times a day i just cant get enough
The thought of using PVA and when you're done just dissolving all of your prints and flushing them down the toilet is funny to me, for some reason.
Polyterra pla also comes in a pla+ variant on Amazon! You kinda have to look tho
I love this guy
TeamSeas! Let's go!
I was like micro centers first customer. They started in lane Ave here in Columbus. 1983 I think.
Zack, great informative and funny video.
Which filament do you suggest that won't require a heated bed after the first layer?
I'm trying to save on electricity usage.
i watch all of these vids multiple times
Packed another video of jokes and info, crazy. And this one is for a good cause as well
I've been looking into NonOilen, and read some mixed reviews on Reddit - people seem to have problems with warping... do you have recommended settings, and did you encounter any warping, and if so what did you change/do to solve it? Thanks. I'm determined to ONLY use either recycled or properly biodegradable filaments if at all possible... this helps A LOT.
I just got a 3D printer (both a resin and FDM) for Black Friday and am waiting for them to be delivered; I'm definitely going to be using these filaments, instead. Thanks for the info!! ♡♡♡
Great video! I work in the 3D printing business since a short while and the environment has always been on my mind. Will use this info to save more fish :D
love this video
Sure wish I had a lulzbot cough cough
That close-up shot made me wonder if showing super high-def video of your fingerprints it's a security risk....
Time for a video update with some PHA filament, pretty sure it's the new king
That PETBOT thing is too cool I want it
Would it work with non-green bottle materials, like the blue Evian bottles? Evian bottles are already made of recycled plastic in the first place, and I drink their water frequently, so being able to reuse that would be awesome!
Zack. Great 👍 video. I think like to know more about how to take containers 🫙 I put in the recycling bin every week. This would include,PETE, HDPE(yes HDPE), PVC, PP. I would like to set up an extruder to go trash to treasure and cut out the middle man. Thank you
“No gang signs” hahahahaha!!! 7:39 really?!?
7:38 ah yes my favorite gang sign
Since this video, ive now started using poly terra as my main filament, most filament is about £20 over here and poly terra is £17 so I'm happy to pay for it.
The only advisory I give is I increase my extrusion rate by 10%, or I was having under extrusion on my voron 0
Just got my first FDM printer and ordered the Terra PLA cause of the matte finish. Good to know it’s helping too.
Thank you for making this video
YES!
I just got three spools of PolyTerra and it's fantastic.
My creation - petbot mentioned here. Thanks. Love this machine!
I think a good idea could be a handful of very-common single types and groups/blocks of cross-compatible thermoplastics, and make a mandatory additive be a cheap, low hazard tracer material unique to each of them. A tracer detectable by sensors, maybe radiological, laser etc. And that way finally make 3d printing, extrusion and injection molding plastic product waste be high speed high volume machine sortable. And thereby making much higher degree of plastics recycling both economically and practically feasible.
Pure PET is actually awesome material that prints better than PETG - no blobbing, sticking to nozzle, layer adhesion difficulty, or creep in the printed parts. It just needs really high temperatures cheap printers with PTFE lined hotends can't safely reach, as you saw with the recycled bottles. You can get it commercially (albeit sadly not recycled source) in the US as "HTPET" from Fusion Filaments.
Thank you for putting this together.
Filabot that valuble material into filament. Its not bad plastic its slakers throwing stuff out car window so on.
I have a spool of nonoilen on my nightstand and I can attest that is exactly how I came to that conclusion
I was literally holding a mountain dew bottle when you brought up the soda bottle filament, that's just too uncanny
As a diet coke addict I am very interested in a PETBOT. I'll have to look into that.
Polyterra will be the next spools of filament I order, thanks for this info!
Zack I’m not one to leave comments often but I really enjoy your channels and videos. Keep it up! It’s almost like I’m watching my twin make videos with some of the things you say lol
Double upload and for a good cause?? Hells yeah!
defo going tobuy one of those filastruders!
#TeamSeas!
Is there any way you could publish in a video or a document, how you printed each filament. Like the settings and what printer/extruder type you used. Thank you
NO GANG SIGNS HAHAHA
Me and my girlfriend LOVE this. I also hope you find qualified people to help you test your keyboard I filled out and completed that form but I do not expect a response XXDDX. Keep the quality content up!!!
They did it