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Plastic Recycling Workshops

Experience plastic recycling through injection molding

Injection moulding is one the most common plastic forming techniques in the industry. Cutlery, buckets and even chairs are produces with injection moulding. At our space you can experience plastic recycling with the Precious Plastic injector, a small-scale, manually operable injector. This works in combination with aluminium, steel or 3D-printed moulds.

The course lasts two hours. You will learn:

  • What is plastic waste found in household trash
  • What are the different recycling practices by the Precious Plastic Community
  • The possibilities and the limitations of injection moulding
  • What moulds we have and how to produce your own mould
  • How to use the injector and the shredder
At the end you will take home the objects that you created. The course gives you access to use the injector independently and realise your small series production. Consult the opening hours of the workshop before.

We moved to our own Atelier!!
Buckhauserstrasse 30
CH-8048 Zürich

Saturday Workshops:
    Jan 17th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Jan 31st, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Feb 14th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Feb 28th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Mar 14th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Mar 28th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Apr 11th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Apr 25th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    May 9th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    May 23rd, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Jun 6th, 11-13h or 14-16h
    Jun 20th, 11-13h or 14-16h

Register:

   Precious Plastic Workshop

Price:
   45 CHF if you are under 28yo
   65 CHF if you are over 28yo
   30 CHF under 15yo

Get 20% discount if you are a 
One Army Patreon

Request a workshop: 
contact@preciousplastic.ch

Available moulds and objects

Do you want to create your own mould?

At Precious Plastic Zurich we have a selection of moulds that you can use. However, if you want to do a small production series, we can support you in creating your own mould. We identify three different types of moulds:

Laser cut mould

Cost: 10-20 CHF
Design: 2D
Machine: laser, plasma, water jet
Disadvantages: very simple design

Download design

3D printed mould

Cost: 50-100 CHF
Design: 3D
Machine: resin 3D printer
Disadvantages: lower series production, between 50 pieces

Download 3D file

CNC mould

Cost: 200-1000 CHF
Design: 3D
Machine: CNC mill
Advantages: very precise, very high series production, above 1000 pieces

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