# \#plastic

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## [Plastic safety: how to approach costs and benefits](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/plastic-safety-how-to-approach-costs-and-benefits/5710)

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**Author:** [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\
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**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 09:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/plastic-safety-how-to-approach-costs-and-benefits/5710 "2024-12-17T09:15:55Z")

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Here’s how one should evaluate policies: There was a detailed analysis of the presence of phtalates in food - at much higher levels than one might expect: The paper does analysis in a sensible way, estimating the im…

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## [Alternative materials to plastic?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/alternative-materials-to-plastic/4758)

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**Author:** [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\
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**Last updated:** [13 July 2024 05:35 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/alternative-materials-to-plastic/4758 "2024-07-13T05:35:10Z")

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I think leather, stone, and wood are also good alternatives to plastic.

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## [Manufacturing Wheelie Bins in Korea](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/manufacturing-wheelie-bins-in-korea/4220)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [15 January 2024 11:52 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/manufacturing-wheelie-bins-in-korea/4220 "2024-01-15T11:52:58Z")

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I have attempted to turn on English subtitles explaining the manufacturing process. This doesn’t always work: if it doesn’t use the rounded square icon at the bottom right of the player to enable them. Th…

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## [Manufacturing Plastic Buckets in Korea](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/manufacturing-plastic-buckets-in-korea/2907)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 March 2023 16:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/manufacturing-plastic-buckets-in-korea/2907 "2023-03-19T16:56:43Z")

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Global production of high-density polyethylene in 2007 exceeded 30 million tons. Note that manufacturing scrap can be easily ground to pellets and recycled into the moulding process.