So this is my plan to recycle one tonne of plastic weekly and combine it with my hobby ; 3d printing
So firstly I need to collect plastic. I will run a collection point one hour every Monday and collect all plastic available. Then people and companies with large amounts of waste will be collected from free of charge within my local community. On Tuesday I will shred the plastic using 2 100 KG per hour shredders. They are rated for 100 KG an hour but I am shredding plastic, not paper, so I hope to do 50 KG per hour per shredder. On Wednesday to Friday I will extruded the plastc into a long 1.75mm line. This will be wound in spools and can be put in to 3D printer. Once the 1.75mm filament is wound on to spools, they will be sold for only £3 a kilo on Saturday (to my community, no deliver available). Any leftovers will be sold online for £5 a kilo.
So first I need to buy the equipment. I need to shredders. I can get these from screwfix for £100 each, so I will get 2 of those. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister-mshp2800d-2-2800w-100kg-hr-shredder-220-240v/727fg
Then I will need filament extruders. I am thinking of making my own and will publish the plans later on this thread. Any feedback is highly appreciated