single-use
adjective
sin·gle-use
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈyüs 
variants
or less commonly single use
: intended or designed to be used once and then discarded
single-use plastics
single-use paper products
Surgical masks are single-use face coverings that are designed to act as a barrier to sneezes or other potential exchanges of germs.—
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The Biden administration has also taken some positive steps to address plastic pollution domestically, including a ban on the federal procurement of single-use plastics.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
The bill doesn’t include any of the fixes that researchers have found would be most effective in curbing the plastics crisis: capping plastic production, limiting single-use plastic and removing toxic chemicals from plastic products.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Seaman Paper created its Vela range to substitute and replace single-use polybags.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Furniture waste is challenging to manage, and manufacturers have historically focused on a single-use model.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The company swapped out plastic air pillows and single-use delivery bags for paper and cardboard alternatives in Europe in 2022.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
Like many of its peers, Mandarin Oriental Mayfair doesn’t use single-use plastics throughout the property, and toiletries are offered in bulk — something many top-tier luxury brands have been reluctant to do.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Use Hemp Plastic and Recycled Materials In lieu of glass, my preferred weed-storing medium, there are clever hemp bioplastic companies on the market today offering a solution to weed’s single-use plastic problem.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
This transition is estimated to reduce an annual use of 4.7 million single-use plastic bottles, according to United.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
The bill doesn’t include any of the fixes that researchers have found would be most effective in curbing the plastics crisis: capping plastic production, limiting single-use plastic and removing toxic chemicals from plastic products.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Seaman Paper created its Vela range to substitute and replace single-use polybags.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Furniture waste is challenging to manage, and manufacturers have historically focused on a single-use model.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The company swapped out plastic air pillows and single-use delivery bags for paper and cardboard alternatives in Europe in 2022.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
Like many of its peers, Mandarin Oriental Mayfair doesn’t use single-use plastics throughout the property, and toiletries are offered in bulk — something many top-tier luxury brands have been reluctant to do.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Use Hemp Plastic and Recycled Materials In lieu of glass, my preferred weed-storing medium, there are clever hemp bioplastic companies on the market today offering a solution to weed’s single-use plastic problem.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
This transition is estimated to reduce an annual use of 4.7 million single-use plastic bottles, according to United.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Single-use.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-use. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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