plastic
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“It’s durable, lightweight, transparent, so it could even be used as a substitute for glass,” Elias Picazo, assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said of the final plastic product.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
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
Stepping through the plastic strip curtains, it was the heat and humidity of the house that hit first, then the striking array of colourful flowers and plants.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
She had made vines out of strips of green plastic cut from a garbage bag.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
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