[roadcat]

Would like to know how the plastic bottles were used for making objects.

I know there are people who posted information on building a machine that melts plastic scraps such as plastic bottles and forms filament for reuse in 3D printers. I’m saving scrap plastic in case I build a filament-maker. I also read of a small company that makes green planters from plastic bottles. They make all the connectors, you piece them together with plastic bottles and a pump, and you end up with a multiple-hanging-bottle array of plants where the water is recycled and delivered back into the top, self-sustaining system.

[GeronL]

I think it was here:

http://gizmodo.com/a-3d-printer-that-turns-coke-bottles-into-whatever-you-1598457873

Their filament cartridges use the bottles, not the user. (FOR NOW *evil laugh*)

“The Ekocycle printer will be available from Cubify for $1,200 later this year, and will use filament cartridges that contain at least three recycled 20 oz. PET plastic bottles, but the material still retains the flexibility and durability of standard 3D printer filament.”

[MHGinTN]

I use a heat gun to make knife sheaths for the kitchen out of used milk jugs and cat litter buckets (for thicker plastics). Does that count?