disposable

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To be sure, the amount of households’ disposable income that goes toward gasoline has fallen over the years—muting the impact of higher prices on total aggregate spending trends.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Stearates are salt-based, soap-like substances added to disposable gloves to help them separate easily from molds during manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

That figure could rise further by the end of the year, when households are projected to spend 4.3% more of their disposable income on energy costs than the year before, the agency’s analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

“We do not make disposable clothing,” Yanai said in the company’s last annual report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This goes for the non-food items as well—everything from toothpaste and cosmetics to disposable diapers, trash bags, and even batteries.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan