Plastics has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | Single-use plastics are responsible for 49% of all marine pollution, while 27% is caused by plastics linked to fishing, according to data from the European Parliament. | |
| 2. | Many shoes nowadays are made of plastics. | |
| 3. | Chemistry gave us plastics. | |
| 4. | Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials. | |
| 5. | Rupture stress is much higher in the case of metals as it is for plastics. | |
| 6. | We need a global effort to eliminate plastics from all the world's oceans. | |
| 7. | The youth-led Sea Youth Rise Up advocates for ocean conservation, including reduced single-use plastics such as plastic straws, water bottles and shopping bags, which the ocean breaks down into microplastics. | |
| 8. | Agriculture, forestry and urbanization are increasing the amount of sediment, chemicals and plastics flowing into the oceans, and contaminating the coastline. | |
| 9. | Conservation International says an estimated eight million metric tons of plastics go into the ocean every year. And that's not even counting the amount that ends up in landfills or by the side of the road. | |
| 10. | Single-use plastics such as plastic bottles or straws are a major source of pollution. |