But since the mandoline comes in a package of disposable plastic, not in a box, you will have to find a safe place to store it and its blades.

The new disposable plastic food-storage boxes might work well enough, with the lid loose.

Office workers at American Home Products, in New York, where her husband, Paul, is a sales manager, bring in bags of disposable plastics from their homes.

David Sheridan was the inventor of the modern "disposable" plastic endotracheal tube now used routinely in surgery.

How about taking your own containers to the supermarket and transferring everything wrapped in disposable plastic before exiting the store, leaving the disposable plastic behind?

Although bare tables are the rule, place settings range from linen napkins, china and silver to disposable plastic.

Mr. Kanter said infectious hospital waste was particularly dangerous because it contained large quantities of disposable plastics and must be burned to prevent the spread of disease.

These disposable plastic Y-shaped devices (some equipped with a spool of floss) hold a span of floss between two prongs to allow one-handed use.

He is also credited with the invention of the modern "disposable" plastic endotracheal tube now used routinely in surgery.

He attributes the increase to the OSHA regulations, now that he is required to use such items as disposable plastic covers for all countertops and equipment.