3D-printed "microfactories" transform waste plastics
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How 3D-printing 'microfactories' can transform plastic waste into brand new products

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A new era of 3D-printing "microfactories" is helping to turn waste plastics into "highly competitive" products fit for use in construction industry.
The emerging technology could help drive costs and ramp up production of construction industry parts, known as "plants" Veena Sahajwalla , professor and founding director of UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre, has made plastic filaments from 100% plastic waste.
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