plastic
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In footage analysed by the BBC, it is clear that objects, including plastic chairs, are thrown, but we have no evidence that they included stones.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
These tiny plastic particles have been found in ocean water, drinking water, and even inside the human body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The iconic orange plastic seats from the New York subway go for around $900 each.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Unlike ghost guns assembled from commercially sold unfinished parts, 3D printed ghost guns can be produced from plastic filament using consumer-grade equipment,” the suit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
She had made vines out of strips of green plastic cut from a garbage bag.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
The researchers developed a method that uses oxygen and electricity to produce compounds used in plastics, medicines, adhesives, and other everyday materials without requiring the separate addition of peroxide oxidants.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Metals and some plastics are worth separating, but the rest of it is costly and can hurt the environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
He was an organic chemist, doing research on plastics and polymers.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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