Sustainability / Impact

    Recycling Impact

    Print waste recorded through our recycling programme. Material is sorted and assessed before processing; the figures below come from our reconciled collection records.

    Recorded through 15 September 2026

    494.33

    kg

    Eligible material recorded

    11

    accounts

    In the eligible programme records

    Historical bag tare was not consistently recorded, so the weight may include bags. This is the eligible recorded collection weight; net material recovered and finished-filament output were not measured in these records.

    01 / Process

    How it works

    STEP 01

    Collect

    Customers fill recycle bags with clean print waste and ship them back at our cost.

    STEP 02

    Sort

    Bags are inspected and separated by polymer type. Contaminated batches are rejected to preserve quality.

    STEP 03

    Shred

    Approved material is shredded to a uniform flake size — the input feedstock for new filament.

    STEP 04

    Remake

    Flakes are dried, extruded, and respooled as Eco-spool recycled filament available back on the store.

    02 / Inputs

    What we accept

    PLA

    Cleanest input — preferred.

    PETG

    Accepted across all colours.

    ABS

    Accepted; keep separate from PLA.

    Supports & rafts

    Accepted with the matching base polymer.

    TPU

    Cannot be processed in our current shred line.

    Nylon

    Hygroscopic; out of scope for now.

    03 / Your contribution

    Order a recycle bag

    Prepaid return shipping. Fill it up, send it back, watch the totals above move.

    Start a bag

    Track your bag

    Per-customer tracking is on the roadmap — you'll be able to see your personal contribution to the totals above.

    04 / FAQ

    Common questions

    Where does the recycled material go?

    Back into our Eco-spool product line. Customers can buy filament made from material they (or other customers) returned.

    Can I recycle other plastics?

    Only 3D printing waste right now — packaging plastics and household items can't be processed in our line.

    Is there a pickup service?

    Sydney metro pickups are available for active accounts shipping more than 20 kg per month. Outside that, prepaid return shipping covers it.