The School of Lifelong Learning of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) has launched a new and exciting initiative to recycle plastic bottles and turn them into PLA material. This initiative is being implemented by engineers from the MGP Group, which operates under the School of Lifelong Learning.

The goal is to increase interest in science and technology among secondary school students, instill care for the environment, and contribute to sustainable development goals.

Under the leadership of Aygun Mehdiyeva, who teaches STEAM and informatics-digitalization classes, the students brought the collected plastic bottles to AzTU and handed them over to the MGP Workshop, and also got acquainted with its activities.

At the MGP Workshop, the students watched the process of sorting, processing plastic waste and producing filament for 3D printers. Engineers of the AzTU MGP Group explained the technical aspects of the processing processes, the application of modern software and technologies, as well as the main principles of the MGP concept to the schoolchildren in detail, provided interesting information, and answered their numerous questions.

This initiative also proves that every plastic bottle that looks like household waste is not just waste, but can be the beginning of an idea, a discovery, and cooperation.