Standard Procedures · Sustainability & Waste
Reduce Printing Waste
Prevent avoidable failures, separate materials and measure what leaves the workshop.
The essentials
Record failed prints, supports and other waste by material. Check what your collection provider accepts before combining or sending it. Report measured weights separately from any environmental estimate, which needs its own stated method and source.
Who it is for
Operators and teams reviewing material use and recycling.
Build a more dependable operation
Operation stages, separate from training course levels.
Stage 1→2
Sort and reduce
Separate accepted materials and record avoidable failures.
Open guideStage 2→3
Measure waste
Weigh material consistently and compare like-for-like periods.
Open guideStage 3→4
Arrange recycling
Confirm accepted materials, cleanliness and collection requirements.
Open guideStage 4→5
Report the results
Keep measured quantities and the basis of any impact estimate.
Open guideSTANDARD PRINT CO. Products That Help
Check accepted material and collection arrangements.
Reuse the spool when you reload compatible filament.
Compare materials against the requirements of the part.
Separate accepted materials and record avoidable failures.
Background reading
The theory behind these procedures, in STANDARD Knowledge.