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  • We favor management of the forest by trained professional foresters using approved forestry practices as has been done in the past and without interference from well-intentioned but misguided advocates of single-use concepts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • We favor management of the forest by trained professional foresters using approved forestry practices as has been done in the past and without interference from well-intentioned but misguided advocates of single-use concepts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • We favor management of the forest by trained professional foresters using approved forestry practices as has been done in the past and without interference from well-intentioned but misguided advocates of single-use concepts.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • However, with costs ranging from $77 to $312 for a single-use tamponade, they are prohibitively expensive for widespread use in developing countries.

    Maura O'Neill: Let's Test a Life-Saving Balloon Maura O'Neill 2011

  • The scheme offers red, white and rosé wines that would sell in a conventional single-use 75cl bottle for around £10.

    Hitting the bottle: Hackney's new refill scheme for wine lovers 2011

  • And then send her into the enemy camp as a single-use weapon.

    Blaze of Memory Blurb Nalini Singh 2009

  • Cereplast Cereplast 's compostable resins, made from plant starches derived from corn, tapioca, wheat and potatoes, are meant for single-use disposable food serviceware and packaging.

    Bioplastics Boom 2010

  • However, with costs ranging from $77 to $312 for a single-use tamponade, they are prohibitively expensive for widespread use in developing countries.

    Maura O'Neill: Let's Test a Life-Saving Balloon Maura O'Neill 2011

  • During the march, Santa Monica High students passed out free reusable bags courtesy of Heal the Bay, and their self-made flyers highlighting the problems of and solutions to single-use plastic bag consumption.

    Lisa Kaas Boyle: Youth Movement to Reduce Plastic Pollution Lisa Kaas Boyle 2010

  • The monsters represented the top offending single-use plastic polluters: bags, straws, water bottles, bottle caps, cutlery, and 6-pack rings.

    Lisa Kaas Boyle: Youth Movement to Reduce Plastic Pollution Lisa Kaas Boyle 2010

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