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das Plastik (no pl.)
   plastic (material)
die Plastik (-en)
   sculpture, statue; plastic art; (med.) plastic surgery; vividness

Der Kampf gegen die Plastiktüte: Allein im Mittelmeer treiben 250 Milliarden Kunststoffteilchen.
The anti-plastic-bag campaign: 250 billion plastic particles are drifting in the Mediterranean Sea alone.
In Bad Staffelstein steht eine Bronzeplastik des Rechenmeisters Adam Ries.
A bronze statue of the mathematician Adam Ries stands in Bad Staffelstein.
Der Plastik-Fahrschein kommt‎: Die Chipkarte ersetzt die bisherigen auf Papier gedruckten Monatsabschnitte.
The plastic ticket is coming: The chip card is replacing the current monthly printed paper coupons. [in Berlin]

Related:
der Kunststoff man-made/synthetic material, plastic
plastisch (adj) malleable, plastic; graphic, vivid
plastisch (adv) three-dimensionally; vividly
die Plastikflasche plastic bottle
der Plastiksprengstoff plastic explosive
die Plastiktüte plastic bag

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