ABSTRACT
The material utilized in additive manufacturing (AM), a thermoplastic polymer, is highly machinable. AM plastics' use, unattended garbage disposal, and exosystemic effects would all contribute to the continued environmental degradation. Our groundwater and soil are becoming contaminated as a result of the leakage of microplastics from plastic parts made with additives. Recycled engineered plastic is more important than ever for the environment. The biodegradability of components generated from three-dimensionally printed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is improved by the current research. Waste components are recycled by using atypical drilling processes, such as ABS acetone vapor jet drilling. As a result, this chapter includes a variety of research and analysis that demonstrates the economic and environmental benefits of continuing to use creative and hybrid post-processing for additively generated parts.
