Machines such as vacuum forming ... Contact heating is using a hot plate to heat plastic. As the sheet is fixed between the mould and hot plate, this way of heating is suitable for the sheet ...

and their open-source plans for small-scale plastic recycling machines have come a long way since then. They currently include a shredder, a compression molder, an injection molder, and a filament ...

The pilot scheme was spearheaded by Newmarket North councillor Janne Jarvis, who hopes the machines can now become an integral part of towns throughout the UK. Mr Jarvis actually decided to become a ...