Johannesburg, South Africa-based Mbongeni Buthelezi has spent a career using plastic film to create his unique brand of art.

Pricey, yes, but seeing as how the RepRap community already has the techniques behind melting plastic down pat, it might now be too hard to build your own plastic sintering printer. If you know of ...

Thermoplastics, of which most shopping sacks, takeout bags, trash liners, and bread bags are made, melt at relatively ... Swear By To turn your plastic bags into art, begin by layering six to ...