Plastic in a sentence

Scientists have been inspired by Pacman to create a plastic-eating 'cocktail', which could help eradicate plastic waste.

So plastic remains one of the huge environmental concerns for the country whose plastic consumption increases by the day.

The biggest concern is the life cycle of plastic because once produced, it takes centuries for plastic to decompose again.

The plastic cutting wire slowly erodes, depositing tens of thousands of tiny plastic pieces into the landscape, she warns.

At least the box is cardboard covered in plastic coating rather than fully plastic like an oversized frozen meal container.

Some of the other precautions at the brewery include all plastic utensils and all food will be served in plastic containers.

Australians use a lot of plastic, generating more single-use plastic waste per person than any other country except Singapore.

She said "it's a good thing" and that the eatery "stopped using plastic or tried to stop using as much plastic a while ago now.

Approximately 30% of the product consists of recycled plastic, the equivalent of 4 two-litre plastic milk bottles per roof tile.

But the average in South Australia was 11.5g—that's about the same amount of plastic as a plastic bag.

In 2023, the top three items recorded during the Big Beach Clean weekend were plastic wrappers, cigarette butts and plastic bottles.

Plastic production has increased over the last 50 years and plastic wastes have become a major source of pollution in various ecosystems.

The recently concluded World Pediatric Project Ophthalmology, Ocular Plastic and Plastic Surgery Mission has been described as wonderful.

But the state’s first plastic bag ban backfired, resulting in more, not less, plastic waste.

One older patron was seen wearing plastic gloves as she handed over plastic gambling chips.

The first step in building a plastic model is to organize the parts which are packaged together in rectangular plastic sheets called sprues.

That they contain plastic is undeniable – and plastic isn’t just bad for the environment.

Retrieving the plastic bag, the deputy asked Cox “what was in the plastic baggie and he stated, ‘It’s meth’,” according to the court document.

Their glee was short-lived, however, as they quickly found plastic in its body, showing the large scale of plastic pollution across the globe.

And a broad coalition of nations is seeking to go a step further and rein in plastic production, with a focus on restricting single-use plastic.