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Amazon still has a serious plastic waste problem in the US

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Amazon still has a serious plastic waste problem in the US Products on a conveyor belt are scanned at an Amazon fulfillment center, where they are being sorted and shipped out during Cyber Monday on November 27th, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. | Photo by Octavio Jones / Getty ImagesDespite making pledges to cut down on plastic packaging, a new report from the nonprofit conservation organization Oceana estima…

The Verge 1.1k 2024-04-08

Printing on clear plastic or acrylic

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Printing on clear plastic or acrylic Hi all, can you please suggest a vendor or any experience you have had with printing on clear plastic or something similar. Looking to print a photo for a large light box. Thank you. submitted by /u/zilla82

Ask Photography 426 2024-02-28

TikTok Myth of the Week: There’s Plastic on Your Lettuce

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TikTok Myth of the Week: There’s Plastic on Your Lettuce The industrial-scale systems that grow and process our food can be strange and scary sometimes. But as we saw with myths like “whitened” milk and McDonald’s worm burgers, our imaginations run wilder than the truth. The latest urban legend about food? Plastic coating our lettuce. Read more…

Lifehacker 146 2023-08-05

LPT: Any plastic bag (or scrap plastic) can be used as a dog waste collection bag

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LPT: Any plastic bag (or scrap plastic) can be used as a dog waste collection bag Basically the title. This may be totally obvious to everyone but a few months ago, I began using any piece of thin scrap plastic bag to collect/dispose of my dogs waste while on walks. I collect the scrap plastic from deliveries from Amazon, vegetable bags from grocery store, etc. If it’s going to go the landfill, at least we can get one more …

Life Pro Tips 155 2023-07-28