Using commercial printer waste plastics and film to create 100% recycled lanyards

典型的商业打印机制作的广告使用分层材料复合材料，由于夹层材料和每层之间的粘合剂，这种材料很难回收。在此过程中产生大量低密度边角料，然后大量处理。对于一家小型商业印刷供应商来说，每月通常需要10个商业垃圾箱，然后将其燃烧为能源。每焚烧一吨，排放1.6吨二氧化碳，但能量密度低于煤或天然气。然而，纺织面料，特别是一次性使用的活动，在制造、印刷和处理这些挂绳的过程中积累了大量的碳足迹。远远超过塑料。Automedi已经能够用回收材料3D打印活动挂绳组件。它由卡架和夹子组成，通过其边缘增材制造设备的圆形网络制成，与传统的织物丝带挂绳结合成挂绳或访问卡架。该项目探讨了回收这些塑料边角料制成一致的挂绳材料，以替代织物丝带；探索在该材料上印刷广告内容，以完成一个完全回收的挂绳，并探索进一步下游回收的挂绳带，以匹配已经可能与Automedi的支架和夹子。

Typical commercial printers produce advertising that uses use layered material composites which are difficult to recycle because of the materials used in the sandwich and adhesive between each layer. A large amount of low density off-cuts are produced during the process which are then disposed of in large quantities. Often requiring 10 commercial bins to contain every month for a small-business commercial print supplier, which is then burnt for energy. Emitting 1.6 tonnes of CO2 for every tonne incinerated, but has a lower energy density than coal or gas.However, textile fabric, especially for single use events, accumulates significant carbon footprints in both the manufacturing, printing and disposal of these lanyards. Significantly more than plastics.Automedi is already able to 3D print lanyard components for events from recycled materials. This is composed of card holder and clips made through its circular network of edge additive manufacturing appliances, to combine with conventional fabric ribbon lanyards into a lanyard or access card holder.This project examines recycling these plastic offcuts into consistent lanyard material to substitute for fabric ribbon; explores the printing of advertising content on that material to complete a fully recycled lanyard and explore further downstream recycling of the lanyard ribbon to match which is already possible with Automedi's holder and clips.