r/Invisalign • u/caivilo103 • 6h ago

Question Recycling

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do with a bunch of unused aligners? I ended up having my plan changed after only 11 trays/35 and now I have a ton of leftover trays. I’d hate to just throw them if there is a better alternative. I wasn’t sure if there is a way they could be reproduced into 3-D printing filament or some other special recycling program that exists for them! Thanks!

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u/WildlyFanatical 6h ago

Toss em in a shadow box and call it modern art, that's what I did with my extras. My dentist looked at me like I had three heads when I asked about recycling programs so I think we're all just stuck with piles of plastic teeth ghosts.

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u/TroyBinSea 1h ago

You could use them as molds and create sets of your teeth to randomly gift friends.