The design includes 26 centimeters-round compact plastic gear wheels and a small generator.

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Plastic barrels, fishing gear and nets, and one full barrel of used diesel oil were also among the items collected.

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They stumbled toward us, clutching plastic water bottles and their gear, and were introduced to Doug Wankel, who led the way down the hill.

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Next weekend's Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and Half-Marathon, organized as a tribute to the victims of the 1995 bombing that killed 168 people at that city's federal building, only accepts gear in the clear plastic bag it provides runners.

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With the help of a machinist, and using a formula he concocted for a stiff, self-lubricating plastic, Fenelon built a crude prototype of the gear and found that the torque required to push the window was half of what the old design required.

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There are flaps in the plastic where quarantine workers insert insecticide bombs to fumigate the gear.

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These guys make webbing, cords, buckles, plastic and metal hardware for sporting goods, outdoor goods, travel gear.

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Pack food and other gear in reusable fabric shopping sacks instead of paper or plastic bags, and use recycled paper napkins.

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The nerve center of this wired gear sits on the wearer's left sleeve: a semi-stylish plastic oval with a scrollwheel and one-line display that allows you to switch between rockin' and chattin'.

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