A Review of Applying Recyclable Materials and Waste Management in Additive Manufacturing

From the beginning of the industrial age, recycling materials have always been an important issue to tackle in almost all of the developed countries. There is growing distressed in every industrial country about pollution and the greenhouse effect on the environment, so each country’s governments are always willing to find the cheapest and the easiest way in order to reduce the recycling expenses and greenhouse effects on the atmosphere. Meanwhile, by the time the additive manufacturing took place in the industry for the very first time, there have always been upsets about the materials which are utilized in it which can be harmful to the environment if they are not recyclable. Therefore, waste management plays a crucial role in governments in this system of manufacturing, and after choosing the recycling methods, it is time to observe recyclable elements which can be used in additive manufacturing. This paper presents a brief review of the AM systems and methods. Although recyclable materials that can be used in AM are so varied, this paper illustrates some regular recyclable materials including plastic in order to take part in waste management. Besides, it discusses finding the most commercial and the greenest way to recycle materials and their waste management which is the most important concern for the modern world

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing , Recycling , Waste Management , Materials