plastic
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Clean Up Bristol Harbour was launched in September 2016 in a bid to remove plastic pollution from in and around Bristol's waterways.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dresses made of silver gift ribbon and plastic jump ropes had the effect of an espresso shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
She increased prices this summer between 10% and 21% on all of her products, which include plastic insulators for high-voltage transmission wires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Soybean oil went into Ford paints, and soybean meal into molded plastic parts.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I fill a plastic cup with water and wet a washcloth.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The fire then spread quickly, igniting plastics, equipment and bins.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Acrylamide is also used in paper and plastics production, the report notes.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Tariffs on plastics, electrical machinery, and wood and paper products contribute the most to the increase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The tank contained about 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a toxic chemical used to make plastics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Not so long ago he let himself dream of Berlin and its great scientists: Fritz Haber, inventor of fertilizer; Hermann Staudinger, inventor of plastics.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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