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  2. Disposable food packaging - Wikipedia

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    Disposable foodservice products made from paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard include cups, plates, bowls, napkins, carryout bags, trays, egg cartons, doilies and tray liners. Some paper products are coated - mostly with plastic - or treated to improve wet strength or grease resistance. Paper and paperboard packaging like pizza trays ...

  3. Disposable cup - Wikipedia

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    A disposable paper cup Disposable plastic cups A disposable foam cup containing coffee. A disposable cup is a type of tableware and disposable food packaging. Disposable cup types include paper cups, plastic cups and foam cups. [1] [2] Expanded polystyrene is used to manufacture foam cups, [3] and polypropylene is used to manufacture plastic ...

  4. Disposable tableware - Wikipedia

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    As is the case for disposable cups, materials used are usually paper, plastic (including expanded polystyrene foam), or plastic-coated paper. Recycling rates are especially low for paper-based products, especially when soiled with (wet and / or oily) scraps due to diminished recyclate quality.

  5. Life skills - Wikipedia

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    Life skills are a product of synthesis: many skills are developed simultaneously through practice, like humor, which allows a person to feel in control of a situation and make it more manageable in perspective. It allows the person to release fears, anger, and stress & achieve a qualitative life.

  6. Paper cup - Wikipedia

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    A paper cup is a disposable cup made out of paper and often lined or coated with plastic [1] [2] or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper. [3] [4] Disposable cups in shared environments have become more common for hygienic reasons after the advent of the germ theory of disease.

  7. Independent living - Wikipedia

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    Independent living (IL), as seen by its advocates, is a philosophy, a way of looking at society and disability, and a worldwide movement of disabled people working for equal opportunities, self-determination, and self-respect.

  8. Foster Care Independence Act - Wikipedia

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    The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–169 (text), 113 Stat. 1882, enacted December 14, 1999) aims to assist youth aging out of foster care in the United States in obtaining and maintaining independent living skills. Youth aging out of foster care, or transitioning out of the formal foster care system, are one of the most ...

  9. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    The early introduction of powered mobility has been shown to positively impact the play and psychosocial skills of children who are unable to move independently. [31] Powered cars, such as the Go Baby Go program, have emerged as a cost-effective means of facilitating the inclusion of children with mobility impairments in school.