Jaksic, N. I. (2016, June), Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3-D Printing Lab  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25992

\bibitem{asee_peer_25992}
  Jaksic, N. I. (2016, June), \emph{Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3-D Printing Lab}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.25992

Nebojsa I. Jaksic.  "Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3-D Printing Lab".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/25992 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_25992}
  Nebojsa I. Jaksic.
  "Sustainable Undergraduate Engineering 3-D Printing Lab".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/25992 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

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AB  - The 3D-printing revolution is rampaging through all facets of engineering education due to low cost of printers and materials. While this technology’s great potential for unlocking students’ creativity is well recognized, not much is known what happens with 3D-printed parts after they are made. Students are printing thousands of objects that are slowly taking over our labs and offices. ABS plastic can be recycled. PLA plastic is even biodegradable (albeit only in special plants).  However, the failed prints and unwanted objects often end up as trash in landfields. 

Since many of our environmentally conscious students wanted to recycle 3D printing material, a student-inspired project dealing with plastic material waste at the laboratory level was created. In this work, the technical project objectives, student learning objectives, implementation, engineering/economic analysis, and educational assessments are described. An integration of object recycling as a part of 3D printed object life-cycle in an undergraduate engineering 3D printing lab is presented. The process and equipment required to accomplish this task are developed and described. Assessment of student learning (and change in attitude towards sustainability) due to the implementation and operation of this novel sustainable 3D printing lab is provided. Apart from reduced cost of operation, our sustainable 3D printing lab has inspired our engineering students, university visitors, and K-12 students and teachers.
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