plastic

For decades, rich countries collected low-value plastic and shipped more than a quarter of it to China and other poorer countries that promised to recycle it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Someone finds a plastic straw to point with instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We've seen evidence previously of fulmars eating plastic and they've been found in their stomachs, so it is highly likely we could come across the same in some cases," Turner added.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The entrance to the loft space is flanked by colorful, translucent plastic strips, allowing light and people to easily pass through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He methodically sets out two small plastic bowls and places a different fruit into each.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Hydrogen is widely used in fuel cells for vehicles, as well as in the production of ammonia, metal refining, and plastics manufacturing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

His father worked for a factory that manufactured plastics — “trays, bags, and all that kind of stuff,” he said — and as a truck driver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

She wore clothes made out of plastics, mismatched socks, Day-Glo, and braces.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez