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Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla... by goda90 on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:35AM (#19729013)
I think most cotton buds(which we call cotton swabs) in the US use rolled paper for the stem, but I'm not aware of any ban on plastic ones.
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Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla... by OrgNet on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:40AM (#19729053)
I just looked at two brands that i have around and one has paper stems (Equate) while the other uses plastic tubing (Assured).
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