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Disposable product

Index Disposable product

A disposable (also called disposable product) is a product designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste. [1]

88 relations: Air filter, Aluminium foil, Apron, Bag, Ballpoint pen, Banknote, Bin bag, Birth control, Bottle, Bowls, Box, Chopsticks, Christmas market, Coffee filter, Comb, Composite material, Compost, Condom, Consumables, Contact lens, Container, Convenience, Cotton, Cotton swab, Cupcake, Dental floss, Diaper, Disposable and discretionary income, Disposable camera, Disposable cup, Disposable tableware, Disposable towel, Drinking straw, Electric battery, Enema, Expense, Extended producer responsibility, Federal Reserve System, Fork, Gift wrapping, Glove, Hazardous waste, Hypodermic needle, Jar, Knife, Label, Lamination, List of glassware, Medical glove, Munich, ..., Municipal solid waste, Oil filter, Packaging and labeling, Panties, Paper, Paper towel, Planned obsolescence, Plastic, Plastic bag, Plastic handcuffs, Plate (dishware), Polystyrene, Postpartum period, Razor, Recycling, Release liner, Repurposing, Reuse, Rubber glove, Safety razor, Set construction, Shaving, Société Bic, Spoon, Spork, Sticker, Tablecloth, Tableware, Toilet paper, Toothbrush, Training pants, Tupperware, Vacuum cleaner, Waste hierarchy, Waste management, Water filter, Waxing, Writing implement. Expand index (38 more) »

Air filter

A particulate air filter is a device composed of fibrous or porous materials which removes solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacteria from the air.

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Aluminium foil

Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil), often referred to with the misnomer tin foil, is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves with a thickness less than; thinner gauges down to are also commonly used.

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Apron

An apron is a garment that is worn over other clothing and covers mainly the front of the body.

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Bag

A bag (also known regionally as a sack) is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container.

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Ballpoint pen

A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro or ball pen, is a pen that dispenses ink (usually in paste form) over a metal ball at its point, i.e. over a "ball point".

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Banknote

A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand.

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Bin bag

A bin bag (British English) or garbage bag, or trash bag (American English) is a disposable bag used to contain rubbish (British English), or the North American equivalent trash or garbage.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.

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Bottle

A bottle is a narrow-necked container as compared with a jar.

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Bowls

Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls called woods so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty".

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Box

Box (plural: boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use, often for transporting contents.

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Chopsticks

Chopsticks are shaped pairs of equal-length sticks that have been used as kitchen and eating utensils in virtually all of East Asia for over 2000 years.

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Christmas market

A Christmas market, also known as Christkindlmarkt (literally: Baby Jesus Market), Christkindlesmarkt, Christkindlmarket, Christkindlimarkt, and Weihnachtsmarkt, is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent.

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Coffee filter

A coffee filter is a coffee-brewing utensil, usually made of disposable paper.

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Comb

A comb is a toothed device used for styling, cleaning and managing hair and scalp.

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Composite material

A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components.

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Compost

Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting.

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Condom

A condom is a sheath-shaped barrier device, used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

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Consumables

Consumables (also known as consumable goods, nondurable goods, or soft goods) are goods that are intended to be consumed.

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Contact lens

A contact lens, or simply contact, is a thin lens placed directly on the surface of the eye.

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Container

A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and shipping.

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Convenience

Convenient procedures, products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility, save resources (such as time, effort and energy) and decrease frustration.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Cotton swab

Cotton swabs (American English) or cotton buds (British English) consist of one or two small wad(s) of cotton wrapped around one or both end(s) of a short rod made of wood, rolled paper or plastic. They are commonly used in a variety of applications including first aid, cosmetics application, cleaning, and arts and crafts. The tool was invented in the 1920s by Polish-American Leo Gerstenzang after he watched his wife attach wads of cotton to toothpicks. His product, named "Baby Gays", went on to become the most widely sold brand name: Q-tips, meaning "quality tips". The term "Q-tips" is often used as a genericized trademark for cotton swabs in the US and Canada. The Q-tips brand is owned by Unilever and had over $200 million in US sales in 2014. Although doctors have said for years that it is not safe to use cotton swabs for ear cleaning, it remains the most common use.

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Cupcake

A cupcake (also British English: fairy cake; Hiberno-English: bun; Australian English: fairy cake or patty cake) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup.

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Dental floss

Dental floss is a cord of thin filaments used to remove food and dental plaque from between teeth in areas a toothbrush is unable to reach.

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Diaper

A diaper (American English) or a nappy (Australian English and British English) is a type of underwear that allows the wearer to defecate or urinate without the use of a toilet, by absorbing or containing waste products to prevent soiling of outer clothing or the external environment.

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Disposable and discretionary income

Disposable income is total personal income minus personal current taxes.

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Disposable camera

Disposable or single-use camera is a simple box camera meant to be used once.

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Disposable cup

A disposable cup is a type of tableware and disposable food packaging.

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Disposable tableware

Disposable tableware includes all disposable tableware like.

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Disposable towel

Disposable towels are a relatively new invention in the field of disposable convenience products, made from nonwoven fibres.

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Drinking straw

A drinking straw or drinking tube is a small pipe that allows its user to more conveniently consume a beverage.

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Electric battery

An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections provided to power electrical devices such as flashlights, smartphones, and electric cars.

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Enema

An enema is the injection of fluid into the lower bowel by way of the rectum.

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Expense

In common usage, an expense or expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs.

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Extended producer responsibility

In the field of waste management, extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with goods throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products.

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Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America.

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Fork

A fork, in cutlery or kitchenware, is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end.

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Gift wrapping

Gift wrapping is the act of enclosing a gift in some sort of material.

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Glove

A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a garment covering the whole hand.

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Hazardous waste

Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.

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Hypodermic needle

Hypodermic needle features A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (under-), and δέρμα (skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very thin, hollow tube with a sharp tip that contains a small opening at the pointed end.

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Jar

A jar is a rigid, approximately cylindrical container with a wide mouth or opening.

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Knife

A knife (plural knives) is a tool with a cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with most having a handle.

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Label

A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item.

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Lamination

Lamination is the technique of manufacturing a material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieves improved strength, stability, sound insulation, appearance or other properties from the use of differing materials.

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List of glassware

This list of glassware includes drinking vessels (drinkware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry.

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Medical glove

Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures to help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Municipal solid waste

Municipal solid waste (MSW), commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public.

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Oil filter

An oil filter is a filter designed to remove contaminants from engine oil, transmission oil, lubricating oil, or hydraulic oil.

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Packaging and labeling

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.

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Panties

Panties in American English (typically called knickers in British English) are a form of underwear worn by women.

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Paper

Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.

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Paper towel

A kitchen roll (or kitchen paper) is an absorbent towel made from tissue paper instead of cloth.

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Planned obsolescence

Planned obsolescence, or built-in obsolescence, in industrial design and economics is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so it will become obsolete (that is, unfashionable or no longer functional) after a certain period of time.

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Plastic

Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects.

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Plastic bag

A plastic bag, polybag, or pouch is a type of container made of thin, flexible, plastic film, nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile.

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Plastic handcuffs

Plastic handcuffs (also called PlastiCuffs or FlexiCuffs, flex cuffs or Double Cuffs) are a form of physical restraint for the hands, using plastic straps.

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Plate (dishware)

A plate is a broad, concave, but mainly flat vessel on which food can be served.

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Polystyrene

Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic aromatic hydrocarbon polymer made from the monomer styrene.

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Postpartum period

A postpartum (or postnatal) period begins immediately after the birth of a child as the mother's body, including hormone levels and uterus size, returns to a non-pregnant state.

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Razor

A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of unwanted body hair through the act of shaving.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Release liner

A release liner is a paper or plastic-based film sheet (usually applied during the manufacturing process) used to prevent a sticky surface from prematurely adhering.

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Repurposing

Repurposing is the process by which an object with one use value is transformed or redeployed as an object with an alternative use value.

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Reuse

Reuse is the action or practice of using something again, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfil a different function (creative reuse or repurposing).

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Rubber glove

A rubber glove is a glove made out of rubber.

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Safety razor

A safety razor is a shaving implement with a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin.

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Set construction

Set construction is the process undertaken by a construction manager to build full-scale scenery, as specified by a production designer or art director working in collaboration with the director of a production to create a set for a theatrical, film or television production.

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Shaving

Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down—to the level of the skin or otherwise.

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Société Bic

Société BIC S.A., commonly referred to simply as BIC and stylized as BiC, is a corporation based in Clichy, France best known for making ballpoint pens.

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Spoon

A spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle.

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Spork

A spork (a portmanteau of spoon and fork), is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with two to four tines.

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Sticker

A sticker is a type of label: a piece of printed paper, plastic, vinyl, or other material with pressure sensitive adhesive on one side.

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Tablecloth

A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a table.

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Tableware

Tableware are the dishes or dishware used for setting a table, serving food and dining.

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Toilet paper

Toilet paper is a tissue paper product people primarily use to clean the anus and surrounding area of fecal material after defecation and to clean the perineal area of urine after urination and other bodily fluid releases.

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Toothbrush

The toothbrush is an oral hygiene instrument used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue.

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Training pants

A training pant is an aid for toilet training, which is much like a traditional disposable diaper.

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Tupperware

Tupperware is a home products line that includes preparation, storage, and serving products for the kitchen and home.

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Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner, also known as a sweeper or hoover, is a device that uses an air pump (a centrifugal fan in all but some of the very oldest models), to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and from other surfaces such as upholstery and draperies.

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Waste hierarchy

Waste hierarchy is a tool used in the evaluation of processes that protect the environment alongside resource and energy consumption to most favourable to least favourable actions.

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Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal are all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.

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Water filter

A water filter removes impurities by lowering contamination of water using a fine physical barrier, a chemical process, or a biological process.

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Waxing

This article is about hair removal.

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Writing implement

A writing implement or writing instrument is an object used to produce writing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_product

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