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A strong focus will be on educating and empowering local people to both reveal value in themselves and to see the value in turning recyclable plastics into necessities and entrepreneurial opportunities. Additional efforts will go towards community collection projects that raise the overall standard of living in our host communities.
A strong focus will be on educating and empowering local people to both reveal value in themselves and to see the value in turning recyclable plastics into necessities and entrepreneurial opportunities. Additional efforts will go towards community collection projects that raise the overall standard of living in our host communities.
==Plastic Bank Extruder==
The Plastic Bank has developed an industrial waste plastic/ocean plastic extuder and have provided all of the plans as [[open hardware]]. For the full bill of materials, assembly instructions and guide to use go [[Plastic Bank Extruder v1.0|here]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Plastic Bank Extruder v1.0]]
* [[Recyclebot]]
* [[Recyclebot]]
* [http://reprap.org/wiki/Recyclebot Recyclebot on RepRap wiki]
* [[Evaluation of Potential Fair Trade Standards for an Ethical 3-D Printing Filament]]
* [[Life cycle analysis of distributed recycling of post-consumer high density polyethylene for 3-D printing filament]]
* [[Life cycle analysis of distributed recycling of post-consumer high density polyethylene for 3-D printing filament]]
* [[Mechanical Properties of Components Fabricated with Open-Source 3-D Printers Under Realistic Environmental Conditions]]
* [[Mechanical Properties of Components Fabricated with Open-Source 3-D Printers Under Realistic Environmental Conditions]]
* [[Plastic bank]]
* [[Mechanical testing of polymer components made with the  RepRap 3-D printer]]  
* [[Mechanical testing of polymer components made with the  RepRap 3-D printer]]  
* [[Development and feasibility of applications for the RepRap 3-D printer]]  
* [[Development and feasibility of applications for the RepRap 3-D printer]]  
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* [http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/03/19/mobile-eco-3d-printing-station/ LDPE recycling on a bike with a RepRap] from Taipei-based company [http://www.fabraft.com/ Fabraft]
* [http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/03/19/mobile-eco-3d-printing-station/ LDPE recycling on a bike with a RepRap] from Taipei-based company [http://www.fabraft.com/ Fabraft]
* UBC recycling of old prints with blender and liquid nitrogen http://ubc-rapid.com/blog/?p=183
* UBC recycling of old prints with blender and liquid nitrogen http://ubc-rapid.com/blog/?p=183


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The Plastic Bank is an organization designed to remove plastic waste from the world’s oceans, beaches and waterways while empowering people living in poverty to raise their standard of living.

This is achieved through “Plastic Banks” established strategically in impoverished areas with an existing abundance of plastic waste. The Plastic Bank is making plastic waste a currency in addition to offering people both education and the opportunity to trade plastics for access to 3D printing services & other life improving opportunities.

A strong focus will be on educating and empowering local people to both reveal value in themselves and to see the value in turning recyclable plastics into necessities and entrepreneurial opportunities. Additional efforts will go towards community collection projects that raise the overall standard of living in our host communities.

Plastic Bank Extruder

The Plastic Bank has developed an industrial waste plastic/ocean plastic extuder and have provided all of the plans as open hardware. For the full bill of materials, assembly instructions and guide to use go here.

See also

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