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Macroplastics

Discussing the invention of HDPE, one of the best plastics around, and how it evolved from Hula Hoops to milk crates to plastic lumber.

Byproduct Breakdown

When you hear about economic struggles involving pork or oil caused by COVID-19, it’s worth remembering that their byproducts are everywhere. Yes, everywhere.

Hydrogenated Marketing

How Crisco, which avoided naming its primary ingredient in ads, toppled lard more than a century ago—and made Americans believers in industrial food.
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