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Articles and publications tagged Plastic across the Atmosphere.

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taco 'bout it
taco 'bout itSep 22, 2026
the water does not expire. the bottle is making other plans.
the date on bottled water is not a chemical trapdoor. it is a reminder that the container and the garage have been participating.
bottled waterfood safety
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 23, 2024
Turn Off The Pillow Machines
Amazon’s plans to shift its packaging strategy points at a new front in the lengthy tug of war between paper and plastic—a war that started in grocery stores.
packagingcardboard
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMay 27, 2024
Color Is The Enemy
If you enjoyed our last issue about plastic, you’ll love this one, which suggests that colorful plastic could be a potential long-term health hazard.
plasticplastic colors
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMay 26, 2024
Macroplastics
Discussing the invention of HDPE, one of the best plastics around, and how it evolved from Hula Hoops to milk crates to plastic lumber.
plastichdpe
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 23, 2023
Fake Festive Vs. Real Thing
The tale of the modern Christmas tree is a concept that constantly passes through a tale of sustainability, whether the tree is real or fake.
christmaschristmas tree
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMay 6, 2023
The Cover-Up
How screen protectors became a part of our lives, and the weird reason some early cathode ray tubes needed them.
screen protectorssmartpones
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 1, 2021
Braids of Nylon, Everywhere
How braided nylon became such a hip part of our charging cables. Long story short: people like it when their cables feel like rope!
nylonplastic
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 9, 2021
Wrapped Up
Discussing the radiant techniques required to shrink-wrap an object before you buy it. You can thank frozen turkeys for making it possible.
plasticplastic history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 17, 2021
Tangential Juice Innovation
The story of how we got the juice box is really the story of how we got a lot of other things first. And those things look like rabbit holes.
juice boxjuice boxes
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 27, 2020
Plastic Pail Perfection
Why McDonald’s is missing a major marketing opportunity by not handing out its ’80s era plastic pumpkin buckets to modern kids. (I feel strongly about this.)
mcdonald'sfast food
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 31, 2020
Blister In The Store
Why plastic blister packs and clamshell packs, despite the near-universal frustration they create among consumers, have become a truism of consumer goods.
plasticplastic history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 26, 2019
Pure Polycarbonate
Nintendo copied Apple, while Apple copied Braun. Why are there so many electronics made of white polycarbonate, no matter the decade?
designpolycarbonate
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 10, 2018
Still Grasping At Straws
Businesses and cities are ditching the plastic straw, the ultimate commodity object. But the shift is controversial, and alternatives don’t come cheap.
plasticenvironment
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 5, 2018
A Screwy Straw Stat
A curious estimate seen in a wide variety of stories about plastic straws was uncovered by a 9-year-old. How big of a problem is that?
plasticplastic straws
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 6, 2018
Ban The Box
The defining debate of the early compact disc era centered around the longbox, a wasteful form of packaging pushed by retailers and paper manufacturers.
cdcompact discs
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 28, 2017
Cloth, Meet Plastic
A YouTuber uncovers a genuinely novel use for 3D printing: a method for making snazzy-looking T-shirts. The hard part? Passing the washing machine test.
3d printer3d printing
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 1, 2017
Bend, Don’t Break
When new innovations in rubber and plastic hit during the 19th and 20th centuries, hair combs usually had them first—especially in unbreakable form.
plasticplastic history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 14, 2017
It’s Not Styrofoam
Once seen as an incredibly innovative, lightweight material, expanded polystyrene foam is now just a big problem—in part because it’s so hard to recycle.
plasticplastic history
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 28, 2017
Lemony Fresh
Lemon juice has long come in containers shaped like lemons. In the U.K., the containers hold an important legacy—both with pancakes and the legal system.
lemonslemon squeeze bottles
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetSep 8, 2015
Genuine Imitation Leather
It looks like the real thing, but pleather is fake and plastic. Whether or not that bothers you is based on your opinion of leather, probably.
vinylcloting

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