plastic
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Signatories of the Basel Convention, a global waste treaty, are currently deciding whether used garments - an increasing amount of which are made from plastic fibres - should also be classified as waste.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The flysheet - that extra plastic layer that goes over the top to keep insects out - is not really necessary at a festival, so remove that to reduce heat getting trapped.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
This might have been to mitigate risk for AP: Serious collectors might have been unimpressed to see a plastic version of their $20,000 wristwatches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Upon arriving at the scene, officials determined that methyl methacrylate, a volatile liquid used to make plastic, was leaking out of a 34,000-gallon vat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
My chair faced away from the crowd—toward Grandma’s wall of plastic totes.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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