3D Printing and its Waste (Cassidy James)
3D Printing and Reproducibility of Art 3 Dimensional Printing has changed the art world and the market and is rapidly growing. First, there was a 3D drawing pen that would extrude melted plastic and harden within seconds, making it possible to create almost anything you want. Now it is the same concept but even bigger. As someone who used 3D printing for their small business, I can first handedly see the effects that it has on the environment. From misprints to the plastic breaking to trying to find the perfect size for an item that you desire. What happens to all this waste from the misprints? Is there something we can do without mess ups? The average person who uses 3D printing software does not know exactly what to do with 3D printing waste. According to HP, the printing company, there are two different ways to recycle your waste “You can turn the plastic back into material that can be reused for 3D printing. Or you can [reuse] plastic to make objects used in other manufacturi...