disposable

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Stearates are salt-based, soap-like substances added to disposable gloves to help them separate easily from molds during manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Energy Information Administration forecast that households will spend 2.1% of their disposable income on energy costs in the first quarter, compared with 1.2% at the end of last year, according to an early-March outlook.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

“We do not make disposable clothing,” Yanai said in the company’s last annual report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"If we can transform the sense of guilt ordinary consumers may feel about using disposable products into something positive, and make using recycled products the norm in society, it will become economically viable," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

On my boat I had discovered the aluminum, disposable cooking utensils, frying pans and deep dishes.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck