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<p>Parallel Wiki build: page from sourced research, source-checked 9 October 2026</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox project<br /> | name = Precious Plastic<br /> | what = Free plans for small machines that turn local plastic waste into products<br /> | run_by = Precious Plastic Foundation, a Dutch non-profit and part of One Army<br /> | founded = 2012<br /> | status = Active<br /> | licence = Creative Commons Attribution<br /> | website = https://www.preciousplastic.com<br /> | join = Become a member, or start a workspace with the free starter kits<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Precious Plastic&#039;&#039;&#039; is an open community that gives away the designs for small plastic-recycling machines, so anyone who can weld can build one and run a local workshop.<br /> <br /> == What it does ==<br /> Recycling plastic normally needs an industrial plant. Precious Plastic shrank the machinery to fit a workshop and published the plans. There are four machines:<br /> * a shredder that grinds bottles, caps and scrap into flakes<br /> * an extruder that melts flakes into a continuous stream, for beams and filament<br /> * an injection moulder that shoots melted flakes into a mould, for small objects<br /> * a sheet press that flattens flakes in an oven into sheets you can cut like plywood<br /> <br /> The drawings, part lists, code and video tutorials are free online. The machines use steel and parts you can buy in most countries. People run them as small businesses: they collect local waste and sell what they make from it.<br /> <br /> LAN Issue 1 reports about 2,000 registered workshops. The latest figures cover 2024 and come from the 184 workshops that reported, about a tenth of the network. They count 1,400 tonnes recycled in 56 countries by 3,935 people.<br /> <br /> The site says &quot;All Precious Plastic content is shared under Creative Commons Attribution.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Who runs it ==<br /> * Dave Hakkens started it in 2012 as a student project at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Version 1 went online in 2013.<br /> * Later versions followed in early 2016, late 2017 and January 2020. The site lists Version 5 as fundraising in 2025.<br /> * The Precious Plastic Foundation, a non-profit in the Netherlands set up in 2023, runs it today. The site calls it a project of One Army.<br /> * Memberships and donations pay for it. The three membership tiers start at €7, €12 and €60 a month, and members get a vote on priorities.<br /> <br /> == Join or copy it ==<br /> * Learn the machines in the [https://community.preciousplastic.com/academy/intro.html Academy].<br /> * Find recyclers near you on the [https://community.preciousplastic.com/map community map].<br /> * Start a workspace with the starter kits linked from the [https://www.preciousplastic.com home page].<br /> * Join the community and ask questions at [https://community.preciousplastic.com community.preciousplastic.com].<br /> <br /> == In LAN ==<br /> * [[Issue 1/Precious Plastic]], LAN Issue 1, page 13. The same page covers [[e-NABLE]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[e-NABLE]]<br /> * [[Parallel polis]]<br /> * [[Projects]]<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> * [https://www.preciousplastic.com Precious Plastic home page], preciousplastic.com<br /> * [https://www.preciousplastic.com/about/mission Mission and history], preciousplastic.com<br /> * LAN Issue 1, &quot;Precious Plastic / e-NABLE&quot;, page 13, September 2026 (see [[Issue 1/Precious Plastic]])<br /> <br /> {{Page status|Usable}}</div>

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