Mogelijkheden voor fair trade filament voor 3D printing

In an analysis, researchers at Michigan State University USA show that turning waste plastic recycling into 3-D printer filament is technically viable, that the growth of 3-D printing provides a market demand for filament and the existing market for socially responsible goods can provide a similar impetus for ethical or fair trade filament.
Social enterprises already exist using this model and are expanding in the developing world.
The possibility of waste recovery for use in 3-D printing is applicable everywhere there are people using plastic, which is most of the regions on Earth that humans inhabit. An article about the research is published in the Journal of Sustainable Development.
Klik hier voor het artikel (280 kB).
3D-printen is een van de topics tijdens de NVC Algemene Ledenvergadering op 27 november. U bent van harte uitgenodigd!

Dit bericht is ook opgenomen in ons maandelijkse overzicht, de NVC Members-only Update. Heeft u vragen, neem dan contact met ons op via e-mail of bel: +31-(0)182-512411.