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plastic

[plas-tik] / ˈplæs tɪk /




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But local environmental campaigners say it sidesteps the "elephant in the room" of Turkey's ongoing reliance on coal and obscures the fact it has effectively become "Europe's dumping ground" for plastic waste.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Molly may face dangers on her journey back across the open Atlantic including plastic pollution, fishing gear, hooks and boat strikes.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Cause if you rail against it, suddenly you become a plastic surgery disaster, trying desperately to hold on to relevance as you hit your 50s and 60s or 70s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Burgers are available, with accompanying plastic bags that include lettuce, tomato, and pickle, to allow attendees to individually dress their sandwiches.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

All around them, small trees and branches bobbed like plastic toys in a giant bathtub.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

They are buying massive amounts of chips, computers, electrical equipment, power turbines and all the construction materials need to build data centers, such as steel, concrete, advanced plastics and rare-earth metals.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Dow Inc. DOW -1.01%decrease; down pointing triangle third-quarter net income rose sharply as cost cuts and higher plastics prices offset supply disruptions related to the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It’s a foundational study about the chemistry of plastics interacting with the most common chemical, water, and it’s important because it really does show that these things are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals,” Campen said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

These materials contain chemical bonds that certain microorganisms can potentially break down, unlike the more resistant structures found in many conventional plastics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

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


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