Watch this person recycle a bottle by 3D printing a Raspberry Pi case

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3D printing is incredibly cool tech, but I've always been a bit bothered by all the plastic. Giving people the tools and power to create at home has led to amazing imaginative creations like this printed Cities: Skylines square(opens in new tab), or these helpful adaptive controllers(opens in new tab). But it still has the potential to encourage more plastic waste, and we don't really need that as a global community. 

This is why it's always exciting to see people get into 3D printing with more sustainable materials. We've seen printers that can make amazing shapes with delicious chocolate(opens in new tab), and have heard the promise of ceramics being printed with waste products(opens in new tab). Now settle in to watch one thrifty crafter go from a plastic bottle to folding Raspberry Pi case right before your eyes.

Function.3d on TikTok shares a video of the project complete with calming backing instrumental thanks to Mozart. The video shows off the entire process, starting with what looks like a fairly normal large green plastic bottle. There's a fair amount of work getting from this bottle to tiny computer case, which the 3 minute 41 second video demonstrates.

First it looks like the bottle is prepped thoroughly, which starts with a nice warming by the fire and then a vigorous rubdown with solvent. Once finished, the bottom is cut off and we never hear from them again. Given these are often made of thicker plastic it could be too difficult to work with this piece. A slit is cut into the remaining bottle, giving a small strip of plastic which is then hand pulled through a rig. This turns the remaining bulk of the bottle into a long, thin strip of plastic, but it's not ready to become filament just yet.

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