See the videos after the break. Cutting the tape and extrusion happens in two completely separated processes on the same machine. A PET bottle is prepared by cutting off the bottom, and the open ...
Different plastic bottles have different material qualities, so once the machine is started it can be adjusted to ensure that the filament produced has the exact specifications for the printer.
Waters said the machines will collect plastic bottles from any brand, not just Swire’s, and that the recycling plant could be ramped up to process all of Hong Kong’s PET plastic bottles.
At the recycling facility, water and soda bottles made with PET are separated from the other plastics. Then, the PET plastic bottles pass through a machine that shreds them into flakes. These flakes ...
Adidas uses plastic bottles that contain polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. And if it's something ... and fully fill the machine each time. But this is just the first step. Adidas is also ...