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[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

This doesn't strike me as particularly sustainable at all? It just makes the object come apart into smaller objects, right? But they're still objects and still made of the same material they would've been otherwise... Just switch to PHA, it's actually for real compostable and more sustainably produced as well.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's for separating materials for recycling, not compost.

[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ohh this probably makes more sense in places other than where I live. Nothing here gets recycled at all unfortunately... Were the larger objects unable to be recycled otherwise?

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Mixed material objects cannot (generally) be recycled. This is focused on multi-material prints, so you can easily split out your PLA and TPU etc. for recycling. Also good if you're directly recycling into new filament.

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