3D Printing Materials - Zero Waste Box™

Generic Zero Waste Box image showing the three size options

Description

Please send us any printing spools and scrap printing material generated by your 3D printer including ABS, HIPS, Nylon and TPU.

Note: Printing materials made from PP, PE, PS, and PTEG may be collected in our Plastic Packaging Zero Waste Box. Printing materials made from PLA may be collected in our Biodegradable Plastics Zero Waste Box.

What you can recycle

ABS Printing Spool & Scraps
ASA Filament
HIPS Printing Spool & Scraps
Nylon Printing Spool & Scraps
TPU Printing Spool & Scraps

This box does not accept:

3D Printer Parts
3D Printers
Traditional Printer Cartridges

How It Works Important shipping restrictions What happens to my waste?

How It Works

Order: Select a Zero Waste Box system and place your order.
Collect: Collect the accepted items to fill the system.
Ship: Once full, bring the box to any UPS shipping location near you to have it sent back to TerraCycle. Please note - you cannot schedule a UPS pick up.
Reorder: Order your next Zero Waste Box system to continue to recycle everything.

What’s Included?

One Zero Waste Box system (box, pouch, or pallet)
One prepaid return label, affixed to your box or pouch*
Processing and recycling of the materials
Customer support from our team of experts

Learn more about how the Zero Waste Box system works to recycle everything.

Important shipping restrictions

For the Zero Waste Box system to work effectively and safely, please follow these simple shipping guidelines on how and what you can ship back to TerraCycle:

When will my order arrive? Orders are typically shipped out 2-3 business days after the order is placed. All orders ship via UPS and can take 1-6 business days to arrive. Please note, during a sale period, these times may vary; expect possible delays with your order being fulfilled. After your order leaves our facility, you can sign up for UPS My Choice to schedule your delivery or update your delivery instructions.
Only send in items this system accepts. Sending in items that fall outside the selected category causes contamination and the need for added separation, which increases costs. For a more technical description of what is accepted, please click here.
Do not send in household items that may be considered hazardous waste. These include items such as lithium-ion batteries, pressurized canisters, pesticides, oil-based paint or medical sharps, organics, broken glass, biomedical waste, soiled diapers, or expired medication. Do not send in anything sharp, flammable, reactive, corrosive, ignitable, radioactive, toxic, infectious, or pathogenic. For a more technical description of what is accepted and not accepted, please click here.
Do not ship dripping packages. Please make sure all excess product has been removed before putting it in your Zero Waste Box, Pouch, or Pallet. If you choose to rinse your items, please note that the system must be completely dry prior to shipping.

What happens to my waste?

Shipments of waste are sent to one of our local TerraCycle Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). When a shipment from a collector arrives at one of our MRFs, we scan it to record the shipment information, date, weight, and what material it contained.

We then sort materials based on material characteristics and composition, using a wide variety of sorting technologies. Once sorted by category, the different material types are cleaned and then sent to third-party partners to process the materials into usable forms.

After we recycle the waste into raw material, it’s sold to manufacturing companies who produce the end product and complete the recycling journey. Learn more about TerraCycle’s recycling process.