My sister made me a wall hanging using plastic canvas and yarn. I would like to know how to clean it without destroying it. It took her a long time to complete and it has sentimental value. I called the local dry cleaners and they said, "The plastic will melt." Well, DUH!!! If you have sucessfully cleaned a plastic canvas wall art, please tell me how.... It is not on a frame of any type, no wood or cardboard backing...Mine is dingy and I would like to make it look better. Thanks in advance.

The plastic bottles nearly everyone has each day. What is the plastic called for the shape and if you can what type of plastic is the caps?

I'm doing a report on plastic. I was wondering what parts of automobiles are made using plastic? I know some exteriors of cars are made using plastic or a variety of materials including plastic, but I'm not sure what type of plastic manufacturers use. Also, what about the interior? The dash must be made of some sort of plastic. Can anyone help me out here? Any information will help, thanks.

was plastic made for greater good or like discovery or was it for the worse scince its not biodegadable and its poluting our world?

Can anyone comment on what plastic edge trim I should use when tiling over existing tile that already has a plastic edge trim? Is there any specialty trim that would cover the existing trim and the edge of the new tile (being laid over the old tile)? Thanks, PJ.

Plastic is made from fossil fuel, the same as our gasoline. So everytime we buy something plastic we are using more fossil fuel. We have plastic bottles, plastic bags, plastic everywhere that may take thousands of years to dissolve. What can we do as consumers to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in our landfills besides the most common answer of recycle? I'm not looking for simple answers here. I'm looking for an informed discussion. It's too easy to say, recycle, don't buy plastic, etc. Plastic is everywhere on almost all things we use. Our cars, in our houses, furniture, anything you buy has some plastic in it. What are some different ideas for reducing the amount of plastic disposed in our environment.

I have heard that airplane/aircraft wings are often made out of plastic. Not the plastic that we see everyday, but strengthened plastic. I have to do a PowerPoint on this subject. And I was wondering if anybody knows how researchers and scientists have been able to strengthen plastic. If I can have information/links I would greatly appreciate it. Anything that has to do with strengthening plastic and how its done would be great.

have you ever tasted plastic i mean what does it really taste like?...........

A week ago I got a new plastic shower curtain liner and hung it up. It gave off a strong plastic smell (I don't know how else to describe it), but that wasn't unexpected for a new plastic curtain. But, it is still giving off that strong plastic odor seven days later. What can I do to get rid of the plastic odor?

I have trouble getting smells out of plastic dishes -- in particular, plastic coffee mugs. They seem to absorb smell very quickly, and after only a couple uses, if I try drinking anything other than coffee out of them I can still taste the coffee! This is especially a problem when my housemates leave food in dishes instead of washing them immediately -- coffee mugs, plastic drinking glasses, tupperware, etc. I have found that normal dish soap can leave behind a "soapy" taste/smell in plastic dishes, so I have switched to an unscented dish soap. But no dish soap I've used has effectively rescued plastic coffee mugs and other dishes like this. Other than NOT using plastic dishes, how can I extend the life of the dishes and keep them from getting smelly... without leaving behind a chemical smell/taste that's even worse? Thanks for any advice.