<p>Many makers will reuse the filament from spaghetti prints as filler material when joining print sections together. Usually by heating it along the seams.</p>

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2023-09-22T16:11:06.173Z
2023-09-22T16:11:06.173Z
Aaargh Zombies
<p>With a good amount of failed prints, I now have a bunch of filament that is... trash.</p>
<p>Is there a good way to recycle it, or any services that you send them your lost filament to then melt it back into a new filament?</p>
<p>I kinda hate the amount of trash im producing with 3d printing.</p>

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2023-09-22T15:08:17.633Z
You mean just failed prints that are in printed shape or rests of filament spools?
Trish
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2023-09-22T15:14:19.137Z
Does this answer your question? [How to recycle filament material from printed parts?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/59/how-to-recycle-filament-material-from-printed-parts) & [Uses for PLA scraps?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/4049/uses-for-pla-scraps)
Trish
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2023-09-29T21:23:01.300Z
I throw fails in the hidden corner of my backyard. They are gone in a year.
dandavis
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Any good way to recycle filament?
Fredy31
# Any good way to recycle filament?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-22)

With a good amount of failed prints, I now have a bunch of filament that is... trash.

Is there a good way to recycle it, or any services that you send them your lost filament to then melt it back into a new filament?

I kinda hate the amount of trash im producing with 3d printing.

**Tags:** pla, filament, recycling

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You mean just failed prints that are in printed shape or rests of filament spools?  
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [How to recycle filament material from printed parts?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/59/how-to-recycle-filament-material-from-printed-parts) & [Uses for PLA scraps?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/4049/uses-for-pla-scraps)  
> **username_2**: I throw fails in the hidden corner of my backyard. They are gone in a year.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-09-22. Score: 0

Many makers will reuse the filament from spaghetti prints as filler material when joining print sections together. Usually by heating it along the seams.


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