Circularity
Our In-House Recycling Facility
We love to crush
Each of FabPub’s locations is equipped with crushers to support the recycling of PET, PETG, and PLA materials within our community. At FabPub, waste is just the beginning of something new. Our London-based recycling facility allows us to transform used prints and workshop waste into fresh material, ready for new creations.
Step-by-Step: How Our Recycling Facility Works
Step 1
Step 1
Sorting
Sorting
We collect failed prints, support structures, and prototypes. Materials are sorted by type and colour, with contaminants and non-recyclables removed.
We collect failed prints, support structures, and prototypes. Materials are sorted by type and colour, with contaminants and non-recyclables removed.
Step 2
Step 2
Crushing
Crushing
Whole prints are fed into our large crusher, where they’re broken down into small, manageable pieces roughly the size of a banana.
Whole prints are fed into our large crusher, where they’re broken down into small, manageable pieces roughly the size of a banana.
Step 3
Step 3
Shredding
Shredding
The pieces are further refined in a smaller shredder, reducing them into uniform fragments about the size of lentils.
The pieces are further refined in a smaller shredder, reducing them into uniform fragments about the size of lentils.
Step 4
Step 4
Pelletising
Pelletising
Shredded material is pelletised and blended with natural additives for colour, fire resistance, and strength. This recycled material is used to print new objects.
Shredded material is pelletised and blended with natural additives for colour, fire resistance, and strength. This recycled material is used to print new objects.
Take-Back Scheme
Our Take-Back Scheme is part of Fab.Pub’s commitment to real, actionable circularity. Through this initiative, we invite clients to return 3D-printed items produced by Fab.Pub that have reached the end of their use.
This returned material is then processed through our in-house recycling facility and transformed into new, print-ready pellets, ready to serve the next creative purpose.
Whether your prototype is obsolete or your product has reached end-of-life, we take it back and give it a new life through our recycling facility.
Be Part of the Loop
Want to learn how your project can benefit from our recycling facility or Take-Back Scheme?
