Dive summary:

• A new robot called Filabot can take plastic products around your house and recycle it to produce the expensive plastic powder material for 3D printers, which are expected to be commonplace in homes in upcoming years.
• The plastic powder normally very expensive and can’t be reused, given how many times something this intricate isn’t perfect the first time, there is a lot of room for excess waste that normally gets trashed.
• The Filabot will recycle printing mess-ups as well as any old or unused plastic pieces so they can be remade.

From the article:

Which is why this new invention, called the Filabot, is cool. It makes filament out of recyclable material. Bottles. Plastic wrap. Old toys. Stuff you tried to make in the 3D printer that was completely misguided. Anything old and useless can now become something new and useful. Oh, except for you. You have to stay old and useless. But you can use the Filabot and your 3D printer to create stuff, which could make you feel young. For a little while anyway. ...