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brj-25259	Kirch, Catherine; Saloni, Daniel	Closing the Loop: Recycling PLA Waste from 3D Printing into Value-Added Filament at NC State University	2025	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1048	59	37	This paper outlines a pilot project at NC State University to close this loop by collecting, processing, and re-extruding PLA waste into new 3D printing filaments. This project establishes a closed-loop recycling system to intercept, process, and transform PLA waste into new, usable 3D printing filament, demonstrating that circular solutions can be applied directly at the university scale.	cache/brj-25259.pdf	txt/brj-25259.txt