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Disposable

A disposable product is a product designed for cheapness and short-term convenience rather than medium to long-term durability, with most products only intended for single use. The term is also sometimes used for products that may last several months (ex. disposable air filter

Air filter

An air filter is a device which removes solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacterium from the air. Air filters are used in applications where air quality is important, notably in building ventilation systems and in engines, such as internal combustion engines, gas compressors, diving air compressors, gas turbines and oth...
s) to distinguish from similar products that last indefinitely (ex. washable air filters).

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Materials and costs

Disposable products are most often made from paper

Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
, plastic

Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
, cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
, or polystyrene

Polystyrene

Polystyrene , sometimes abbreviated PS, is an Aromaticity polymer made from the aromatic monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum by the chemical industry....
foam.

Examples of disposable products

Kitchen
Kitchen

A kitchen, is a room or part of a room used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the kitchen is large enough and designed to be used that way....
& dining products

Disposable dishware
Dishware

Dishware is the general term for the dishes used in serving, and eating food, including plate s and bowls. Dinnerware is a synonym, especially meaning a set of dishes, including serving pieces....
/ drinkware
Drinkware

Drinkware, or beverageware, is a general term for Vessel....
(ex. plates, bowls
Bowls

Bowls is a sport in which the goal is to roll slightly asymmetric balls, called bowls, closest to a smaller—normally white—bowl called the "jack" or "kitty"....
, cups
Paper cup

A paper cup is a disposable Drinkware made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper....
)
Plastic cutlery (ex. spoons
Spoons

Spoons is a fast-paced card game of matching and Bluff played with an ordinary pack of playing cards and several ordinary kitchen spoons or various other objects....
, knives
Knife

A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of a handle attached to a blade that is used for cutting. Knives were used at least Stone Age, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools....
, fork
Fork

As a piece of cutlery or kitchenware, a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow Tine on one end. The fork, as an eating utensil, has been a feature primarily of the West, whereas in East Asia chopsticks have been more prevalent....
s, spork
Spork

A spork is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with the addition of the wiktionary:tine of a fork . Spork-like utensils have been manufactured since at least the late 1800s; patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874, and the word "spork" was registered as a trademark both in the U.S....
s)
Disposable table cloth
Cans
Tin can

A tin can, also called a tin or a can, is an air-tight Packaging and labelling for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening....
, bottle
Bottle

A bottle is a container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth." Bottles are often made of glass, clay, plastic or other impervious materials, and typically used to store liquids such as water, milk, soft drinks, beer, wine, cooking oil, medicine, shampoo, ink and chemicals....
s, jars, carton
Carton

Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as "cardboard". Many types of cartons are used in packaging....
s, wrapper
Wrapper

The term wrapper generally refers to a type of packaging, such as a flat sheet made out of paper, cellophane, or plastic to enclose an object....
s and other food packaging
Food packaging

Food packaging is packaging and labeling for food. It requires protection, tampering resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs....
are largely recyclable, and some are even compostable
Inexpensive tupperware
Tupperware

Tupperware is the brand name of a home products line that includes preparation, storage, and serving products for the kitchen and home, which debuted in 1946....
products are recyclable
Cupcake
Cupcake

A cupcake or fairy cake , is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper cup. As with larger cakes, icing and other cake decorating, such as sprinkles, are common on cupcakes....
wrappers, coffee filter
Coffee filter

A coffee filter is a coffee-brewing cooking utensil, usually made of disposable paper. A stainless steel filter is used to prepare indian filter coffee, the form of coffee common in India....
s are compostable

Medical & hygiene
Hygiene

Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another....
products

Toilet paper
Toilet paper

Toilet paper is a soft paper product used to maintain personal hygiene after human defecation or urination. It differs in composition somewhat from facial tissue, and is designed to decompose in septic tanks, which some other bathroom and facial tissues do not....
Condom
Condom

A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner....
s and other contraception products
Disposable enema
Enema

An enema is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and Colon via the anus. Enemas can be carried out for medical reasons as a remedy for encopresis, as part of alternative health therapies, as punishment, and also for eroticism purposes, particularly to prepare for anal sex, and as part of BDSM activities....
s and similar products
Cotton swab
Cotton swab

Cotton swabs consist of a small wad of cotton wrapped around either one or both ends of a small rod, usually made of either wood, rolled paper, or plastic....
s and pads
Medical
Medical gloves

Medical gloves are medical safety accessories that ensure sanitation hospital conditions by limiting patient exposure to infection matter. They also serve to protect health professionals from disease through contact with bodily fluids....
and cleaning
Rubber glove

A rubber glove is a glove made out of rubber. Its primary purpose is protection of the hands while performing tasks involving chemicals. Rubber gloves are worn during dishwashing to protect the hands from detergent and allow the use of hotter water....
glove
Glove

A glove is a type of garment which covers the hand of a human. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves"....
s
Baby and adult diaper
Diaper

A diaper or nappy is a sponge-like garment which people wear who are incapable of controlling their Urinary bladder or bowel movements, or are unable or unwilling to use a toilet....
s, and training pants
Shaving
Shaving

Shaving is the removal of hair, by using razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down to the level of the skin. Shaving is most commonly practiced by men to remove their facial hair and by women to remove their leg, and underarm hair....
razor
Razor

A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the shaving off of unwanted body hair....
s, waxing
Waxing

Waxing is a method of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair from the rootcause. New hairs will not grow back in the previously waxed area for two to eight weeks....
kits, comb
Comb

A comb is a device made of solid material, generally flat, always toothed, and is used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibers....
s, and other hair control products
Toothbrush
Toothbrush

The toothbrush is an instrument consisting of a small brush on a handle used to clean teeth through tooth brushing. Toothpaste, often containing fluoride, is commonly added to a toothbrush to aid in cleaning....
es, dental floss
Dental floss

Dental floss is either a bundle of thin nylon filaments or a plastic ribbon used to remove food and dental plaque from teeth. The floss is gently inserted between the teeth and scraped along the teeth sides, especially close to the Gingiva....
, and other oral care products
Hospital apron
Apron

An apron is an outer Personal protective equipment that covers primarily the front of the body. It may be worn for hygienic reasons as well as in order to protect clothes from wear and tear....
s
Disposable panties in postpartum

Electronics

Non-rechargeable batteries
Battery (electricity)

In electronics, a battery or voltaic cell is a combination of one or more electrochemical cell Galvanic cells which store chemical energy that can be converted into electric potential energy, creating electricity....
are considered hazardous waste
Hazardous waste

Put simply, a hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics:...
and should only be disposed of as such.

Defense and law enforcement
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....

Ammunition
Ammunition

Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery....
shell casings are recyclable
PlastiCuffs
PlastiCuffs

PlastiCuffs are a form of physical restraint for the hands, using plastic straps. They effectively play the same role as handcuffs, except that they are cheaper, easier to carry, and cannot be reused....

Other consumer products

Paper shopping bags can be reuse
Reuse

Reuse is to use an item more than once. This includes conventional reuse where the item is used again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a new function....
d and are recyclable
Plastic shopping bags can be reuse
Reuse

Reuse is to use an item more than once. This includes conventional reuse where the item is used again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a new function....
d and are also recyclable at many grocery store
Grocery store

A grocery store is a store established primarily for the retailing of food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells them to customers....
s
Vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors.Most homes with carpeted floors in developed countries possess a vacuum cleaner for cleaning....
bags, water
Filter (water)

A water filter removes impurities from water by means of a fine physical barrier, a chemical process or a biological process. Filters cleanse water to various extents for irrigation, drinking water, aquariums, and swimming pools....
, air
Air filter

An air filter is a device which removes solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacterium from the air. Air filters are used in applications where air quality is important, notably in building ventilation systems and in engines, such as internal combustion engines, gas compressors, diving air compressors, gas turbines and oth...
, coolant
Filter (oil)

An oil filter is a filtration to remove contaminants from engine oil, Automatic transmission fluid, lubricant#Mineral oil, or Hydraulic fluid. Oil filters are used in many different types of Hydraulic machinery....
, and other filters
Paper currency
Used note

A used note is a banknote that has been in List of circulatingcurrencies . Blackmail and people demanding ransoms are often heard in movies to ask for a sum of money "in used notes." Used banknotes are preferred by Convict because they are more difficult to trace....
(worn out banknotes are removed from circulation by the Federal Reserve)
Ballpoint pen
Ballpoint pen

A ballpoint pen , is a modern writing instrument. A ballpoint pen has an internal chamber filled with a viscosity ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a small metal sphere of brass, steel or tungsten carbide....
s, erasers, and other writing implement
Writing implement

A writing implement or writing instrument is an object used to produce writing. Most of these items can be also used for other functions such as painting, drawing and technical drawing, but writing instruments generally have the unique requirement to create a smooth, controllable line....
s
Aseptic milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
and soy milk
Soy milk

Soy milk and sometimes referred to as soy drink/beverage is a beverage made from soybeans. A stable emulsion of oil, water and protein, it is produced by soaking dry soybeans, and grinding them with water....
containers

Disposable

Materials and costs

Examples of disposable products

KitchenKitchenA kitchen, is a room or part of a room used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the kitchen is large enough and designed to be used that way.... & dining products

Medical & hygieneHygieneHygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another.... products

Electronics

Defense and law enforcementPolicePolice are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....

Other consumer products

See also

Kitchen
Kitchen

A kitchen, is a room or part of a room used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the kitchen is large enough and designed to be used that way....
& dining products

Medical & hygiene
Hygiene

Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another....
products

Defense and law enforcement
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....