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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous_metal_recycling Recycling] ferrous metal is waaay more efficient than mining and refining it. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous_metal_recycling Recycling] ferrous metal is waaay more efficient than mining and refining it. | ||
A small or light-duty shredder can be extremely useful for recycling waste plastic for use in [[Injection Molder|moulding]], [[Bioplastic Extruder|extruding]] or [[3D Printer|3D Printing]]. [http://grabcad.com/library/mini-shredder--1 This open-hardware one] has been published on GrabCAD, but the tooling is a bit intensive (e.g. cutting threads onto each end of a tool-steel hexagonal bar), so I'm working on an even cheaper one. [[User:4ndy|4ndy]] ([[User talk:4ndy|talk]]) 13:16, 7 June 2014 (CEST) | |||
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Recycling, particularly of metal scrap, will require an industrial-strength shredder. If you haven't seen one of these awesome machines in action, what are you waiting for?
Scrap metal is anything that's "51% metal."
- First, sort things for shredding.
- Second, put them in the shredder.
- Third, take the bits of metal and process them in a mini-mill.
Recycling ferrous metal is waaay more efficient than mining and refining it.
A small or light-duty shredder can be extremely useful for recycling waste plastic for use in moulding, extruding or 3D Printing. This open-hardware one has been published on GrabCAD, but the tooling is a bit intensive (e.g. cutting threads onto each end of a tool-steel hexagonal bar), so I'm working on an even cheaper one. 4ndy (talk) 13:16, 7 June 2014 (CEST)
Commercial
- Komar
- Global Recycling Equipment says "anyone" can have a shredder for $250K.
- Shred-Tech provides some case studies.