Use Precious Plastic's open-source platform & start a business with your neighbourhood's plastic waste | Ep. #85

<p>Imagine this, instead of segregating your plastic waste for disposal, you and your neighbourhood friends make use of an empty garage to segregate plastic according to its plastic code on the packaging. Now you have built a DIY plastic shredder, DIY plastic extruder, DIY plastic injector and DIY compressor. All this fit in that little garage which enables you to instantly transform your plastic waste into absolutely useful products...such as tables, chairs, fashion accessories, plastic containers, lamp holders...etc.etc.</p> <p>Think of it like a mini version of Trashpresso in your garage. This little reference is from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/30FYfdm0QfXh5GZbkcnWHQ?si=59fed1b26f6e440b" target="_blank">Ep.#32</a>.</p> <p>Now go on to google search and type <a href="https://preciousplastic.com/" target="_blank">precious plastic.com</a>.</p> <p>They have developed machines that enable everyone to work with plastic, The machines are specifically designed using only basic tools and low-cost materials that are available at every corner of the world and they are developed modularly, in different parts, in this way you can always upgrade, repair and customize them or even adapt them to your environment.</p> <p>In addition to the blueprints, they also have step-by-step instruction videos, lessons about plastic, tips and tricks and useful templates. It is a complete package with everything you need to get started ready to download.</p> <p>Wherever you live you should be able to build them yourself or find a local handyman to help out.</p> <p>These machines allow everyone to create new things from plastic, set up a production, start a business, clean up the neighbourhood.</p> <p>In the year 2012-2013, Dave Hekkens the founder of Precious Plastics started this open source platform as a part of his graduation project...and today they are a global movement of over 80,000 people sharing the same passion and vision for a world with less plastic waste.</p> <p>Precious Plastics is trying to boost plastic recycl