Re: [rp-ml] Recycled SLS Nylon parts

From: Adrian Bowyer <A.Bowyer_at_bath.ac.uk>
Date: Wed May 12 2010 - 18:30:14 EEST

David K. Leigh wrote:

> work. One of the great things about some of the LS materials is that
> they are not petroleum based polymers but agricultural based.

Of course, the most ecologically beneficial thing that can be done
with any non-degradable polymer waste that comes from a plant or
animal source is to throw it in landfill and forget it.

All the carbon in it came out of the atmosphere.

Best wishes

Adrian

Dr Adrian Bowyer
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensab
http://reprap.org
Received on Wed May 12 18:28:53 2010

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