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Mini Horse Overcomes the Odds with Help from Plastic Prosthesis

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Innovations in Plastics Contribute to Safety and Sustainability

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Plastics At Home

3 Surprising Ways to Keep Fruit and Vegetables Fresh Longer

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Plastics Recycling

Can We Double Plastic Film Recycling by 2020?

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The Future of Our Vehicles: “Advanced, Lighter Materials”

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Why Do We Innovate?

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Innovations in Medical Care Made Possible by Plastics

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Plastics Recycling

Recycled Plastic Lumber: Coming to a Park Near You

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Rescued Dog Helps Spread the Word about Plastics

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Innovation of the Week

Yup, we can recycle that.

Hard to recycle electronics and textiles? Not for this award winning company that recycles these post-use plastics into tough, composite plastic traffic signs and flooring.

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Plastics + recycling = fashion

VOGUE says “recycled plastic is artfully repurposed as workwear” in renowned fashion designer's @31philliplim latest collection. We say: Bravo! And recycle more plastics!

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What’s a FENG?

It’s a microphone. A loudspeaker. A noise-cancelling device. A voice recognizer. And it generates energy from human motion. All on an ultra-thin sheet of plastics. Check out “FENG.”

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Get rid of the tire pump…

No more flat tires? Companies now make tires that need no air, made with a combo of tough flexible & inflexible plastics. Already in use on lawnmowers & golf carts. Next: bikes … then cars?

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Plastics 2 fuel = energy saving

Dept. of Energy lab: converting non-recycled plastics into diesel fuel results in huge energy savings – up to 96 percent versus traditional fuel – & reduced greenhouse gases, water use.

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Hmmm. It doesn’t taste like sushi…

Wait ... that’s not real food? Highly skilled Japanese artists create intricate plastic replicas of sushi, pork cutlets, ice cream—even grains of rice—to advertise restaurant food.

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The promise of prosthetics for kids

Kids lend a helping hand. Virginia six graders use a 3-D printer and plastics to make prosthetic hands for kids who need them.

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From grass to plastics to tires

Wait … most “rubber” is actually synthetic rubber made with plastics? Yup. Researchers just learned how to make synthetic rubber’s main ingredient (butadiene) out of grass and corn.

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