Recycled shampoo bottles turned into prosthetic limbs

In Queensland, Australia, old shampoo and conditioner bottles are being recycled to make 3D-printed prosthetic limbs.

From waste plastic to a functioning prosthetic limb made from old shampoo bottles, former hairdresser Bernie Craven has turned a warehouse into a small 3D-printed limb factory in a bid to cut salon waste.

Haley Wright and Connor Wyvill were both born without part of their left arms. But things are about to change. They've been selected to test the prototypes and are now looking forward to the possibilities.

Craven's mission starts with the weekly waste pick up at hair salons. The first prototype took more than nine hours to print and 42 metres of extruded plastic.

It's hoped if the trial is successful, the recycled plastic prosthetic limbs will become commercially viable. For the families, it's the opportunity of a lifetime.

(Source: AP)