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2. Reusable shopping bag - Wikipedia

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   A reusable shopping bag, sometimes called a bag for life in the UK, [1] [2] is a type of shopping bag which can be reused many times, in contrast to single-use paper or plastic shopping bags. It is often a tote bag made from fabric such as canvas , natural fibres such as jute , woven synthetic fibers, or a thick plastic that is more durable ...

3. Biodegradable bag - Wikipedia

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   Biodegradable bags are bags that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. [ 1 ] Each year approximately 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide.

4. Laundry symbol - Wikipedia

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   A laundry symbol, also called a care symbol, is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer's suggestions as to methods of washing, drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing. Such symbols are written on labels, known as care labels or care tags , attached to clothing to indicate how a particular item should best be cleaned.

5. Microplastics - Wikipedia

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   Such sources of secondary microplastics include water and soda bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, microwave containers, tea bags and tire wear. [9] [8] [10] [11] Both types are recognized to persist in the environment at high levels, particularly in aquatic and marine ecosystems, where they cause water pollution. [12]

6. Volatile organic compound - Wikipedia

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   PTR-MS instruments based on time-of-flight mass spectrometry have been reported to reach detection limits of 20 pptv after 100 ms and 750 ppqv after 1 min. measurement (signal integration) time. The mass resolution of these devices is between 7000 and 10,500 m/Δm, thus it is possible to separate most common isobaric VOCs and quantify them ...

7. Hoodie - Wikipedia

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   This 19th-century book illustration copies a 12th-century English image of a man wearing a hooded tunic. The garment's style and form can be traced back to Medieval Europe when the preferred clothing for Catholic monks included a hood called a cowl attached to a tunic or robes, [6] [7] and a chaperon or hooded cape was very commonly worn by any outdoors worker.