3D Printer Recycles Milk JugsSuppose you could replace “Made in China” with “Made in my garage.” Suppose also that every time you polished off a jug of two percent, you would be stocking up on raw material to make anything from a cell phone case and golf tees to a toy castle and a garlic press.And, you could give yourself a gold medal for being a bona fide, recycling, polar-bear-saving rock star. Michigan Technological Univ.’s Joshua Pearce is working on it. His main tool is open-source 3D printing, which he uses to save thousands of dollars by making everything from his lab equipment to his safety razor.Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/03/3d-printer-recycles-milk-jugs

3D Printer Recycles Milk Jugs

Suppose you could replace “Made in China” with “Made in my garage.” Suppose also that every time you polished off a jug of two percent, you would be stocking up on raw material to make anything from a cell phone case and golf tees to a toy castle and a garlic press.

And, you could give yourself a gold medal for being a bona fide, recycling, polar-bear-saving rock star. Michigan Technological Univ.’s Joshua Pearce is working on it. His main tool is open-source 3D printing, which he uses to save thousands of dollars by making everything from his lab equipment to his safety razor.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/03/3d-printer-recycles-milk-jugs