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2. Snowmaking - Wikipedia

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   Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski seasons from late autumn to early spring.

3. Water bottle - Wikipedia

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   A water bottle is a container that is used to hold liquids, mainly water, for the purpose of transporting a drink while travelling or while otherwise away from a supply of potable water. Water bottles are usually made of plastic, glass, metal, or some combination of those substances.

4. Bottled water - Wikipedia

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   In 1973, DuPont engineer Nathaniel Wyeth patented Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, the first plastic bottle to withstand the pressure of carbonated liquids. [14] Today, PET plastic has replaced glass as the preferred material for single-serving bottled water containers due to its light weight and resistance to breaking. [15] [16] [17]

5. Water dispenser - Wikipedia

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   For many years and throughout the 20th century, glass was the main material used for bottling until the evolution of thermoplastics following World War II. PVC evolved as a multi-purpose plastic material and gained mass adoption as an ideal mass production material. Only dark green glass bottles were retained for packaging carbonated waters.

6. Glass Bottle Blowers' Association - Wikipedia

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   [1] [10] [14] [15] The glass blowers disaffiliated from the KOL in 1895 and formed a new, independent union, the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association (GBBA) of the United States and Canada. [10] [14] [15] [16] Denis A. Hayes was elected the new union's president in 1896, a position he held for the next three decades. [16]

7. Container-deposit legislation - Wikipedia

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   Michigan: Implemented in 1978, Michigan's bottle bill charges a 10¢ deposit on plastic, metal, glass, and paper containers less than 1 gallon. [73] New York: New York's bottle bill has been in place since January 12, 1983. [74] New York charges a 5¢ deposit on plastic, metal, and glass containers 3.78 l (1 gallon) or less. [citation needed]