plastic
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By engineering yeast, scientists have developed a system that can transform compounds from plastic and agricultural waste into edible proteins, vitamins, flavorings, and other food ingredients.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
A Tehran dweller in his 70s said he had been shocked by the price of plastic products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He methodically sets out two small plastic bowls and places a different fruit into each.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
He added: "The streets are littered with plastics and broken glass. I pity neighbours of the park and surrounding streets who see their driveways and gardens used as toilets."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The tank contained about 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a toxic chemical used to make plastics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
A 2019 study by the University of Tasmania, published in Scientific Reports, found balloons were "the highest-risk plastic debris item" for seabirds, carrying a mortality risk 32 times higher than ingesting hard plastics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The new 50% tariff was set to cover $20 billion worth of Canadian goods—about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U. S.—ranging from hockey sticks and electronics to plastics and building materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Not so long ago he let himself dream of Berlin and its great scientists: Fritz Haber, inventor of fertilizer; Hermann Staudinger, inventor of plastics.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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