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* [[RepRapable Recyclebot: Open source 3-D printable extruder for converting plastic to 3-D printing filament]]
*[[Tightening the loop on the circular economy: Coupled distributed recycling and manufacturing with recyclebot and RepRap 3-D printing]]
*[[Tightening the loop on the circular economy: Coupled distributed recycling and manufacturing with recyclebot and RepRap 3-D printing]]
* [[Wood Furniture Waste-Based Recycled 3-D Printing Filament]]
* [[Fair trade standards]]
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* [[Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing]]
* [[Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing]]
* [[Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective]]
* [[Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective]]
* [[Expanding the Consumer Bill of Rights for material ingredients]]
* [[Fused Particle Fabrication 3-D Printing: Recycled Materials’ Optimization and Mechanical Properties]]
* [[3-D Printable Polymer Pelletizer Chopper for Fused Granular Fabrication-Based Additive Manufacturing]]
* [[Green Fab Lab Applications of Large-Area Waste Polymer-based Additive Manufacturing]]
* [[Systems Analysis for PET and Olefin Polymers in a Circular Economy]]


==In the News==
==In the News==

Revision as of 06:45, 5 May 2019

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Abstract

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Following the rapid rise of distributed additive manufacturing with 3-D printing has come the technical development of filament extruders and recyclebots, which can turn both virgin polymer pellets and post-consumer shredded plastic into 3-D filament. Similar to the solutions proposed for other forms of ethical manufacturing, it is possible to consider a form of ethical 3-D printer filament distribution being developed. There is a market opportunity for producing this ethical 3-D printer filament, which is addressed in this paper by developing an “ethical product standard” for 3-D filament based upon a combination of existing fair-trade standards and technical and life cycle analysis of recycled filament production and 3-D printing manufacturing. These standards apply to businesses that can enable the economic development of waste pickers and include i) minimum pricing, ii) fair trade premium, iii) labor standards, iv) environmental and technical standards, v) health and safety standards, and vi) social standards including those that cover discrimination, harassment, freedom of association, collective bargaining and discipline.

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Major Organizations

First Example

  • Protoprint in India had the first fair trade filament for sale [1]

See also

ProtoPrint
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ProtoPrint employees waste pickers in India to use a FlakerBot and RefilBot that make HDPE waste into filament

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