Apart from being obscenely expensive for what they are, they're also made of plastic, another reason why it's nice to not have to buy them.
For this reason, plastic is typically used for secondary reprocessing, which takes recovered plastic and uses it to create items which are not typically recyclable themselves: bumper stickers, textiles, and plastic lumber.
My guess, though, is that there's an even bigger reason: Plastic makes a product look good in the store, and lets you see exactly what you're buying.
The reason plastic was swapped in is that many users were complaining about case dents.
Rising costs for raw materials like steel and plastic are one reason Chrysler and other automakers had a tough year in 2006.
This means the stuff I loved about the V9's design--that excellent almost borderless screen--is true for the X21, but so is the less-than-premium feeling back that's supposed to be glass but feels plastic for some reason.
A memento: A miniature plastic sheep, for reasons I can't explain.
Mr. Leeser chose plastic for two reasons: it's cheap and it's colorful.
Computer chips and plastic are two reasons Taiwan's exports jumped 26percentt in the first two months of this year compared with the period last year.
This focus on carbon and climate change, however, ignores the very reasons plastic bags and plastic packaging generally first gripped the public imagination – namely that it is such a highly visible result of our throwaway society.
