Turn Plastic Waste Into Something Precious
Join a global community reducing plastic waste by building open-source recycling machines and turning waste into products, with workspace designs, software, material research and educational resources.
What we do
Open-source tools for a global community reducing plastic waste by building recycling machines and turning waste into products.
Open-source recycling machines
Free, open-source machine designs so individuals and communities can build their own tools to recycle plastic effectively.
Workspace designs
Practical workspace layouts that help you set up a space to recycle plastic and turn waste into products.
Material research
Shared research into plastics and how they behave, so you can turn waste into products that last.
Educational resources
Guides and learning materials that walk you through recycling plastic, from your first build to your first product.
Open-source software
Software that supports the community and the recycling work, freely available for people everywhere to use.
About Precious Plastic
Our story: waste into something useful
Precious Plastic is an environmental sustainability community that shares open-source recycling machines, workspace designs, software, and material research. Our mission is to reduce plastic waste globally by empowering individuals and communities to recycle plastic effectively.
What our community says
“We built our first shredder from the free plans and had our first recycled keyring within a month. The guides made it feel doable.”
Join the global plastic recycling community
Build open-source recycling machines and turn plastic waste into products, together with people worldwide.
Get in touchFind us
Questions about machines, workspaces or joining the community? Write to hello@preciousplastic.com and let's cut plastic waste together.