plastic
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A Tehran dweller in his 70s said he had been shocked by the price of plastic products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
These included a houseplant leaf, PVC, and polystyrene, such as that found in plastic windows.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The opening match there was held in Deir al-Balah between Khadamat Rafah and Shabab Rafah as fans sat on plastic chairs around the small field lined with palm trees.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Tuna salad oozed out from between the slices of bread and clung to the plastic bag.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He added: "The streets are littered with plastics and broken glass. I pity neighbours of the park and surrounding streets who see their driveways and gardens used as toilets."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tariffs on plastics, electrical machinery, and wood and paper products contribute the most to the increase.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Texas exports energy products to Mexico but also machinery, equipment, plastics, aerospace items, auto parts and beverages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Conformable to the Orgota law that each “unit” must have employment, I work from Eighth Hour to noon in a plastics factory.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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