a 'plastic' bullet [=a bullet made of plastic that is used by the police, military, etc., to stop violent people without killing them]
He needed 'plastic surgery' on his face after the car accident.
She used 'plastic' to pay for her new computer.
(..) Purposeless, emptiness, it's a vacuum isn't it. What's your vacuum like? Hey, hey, hey! Not now, Minion. I'm in a heated existential discussion with this dead-eyed plastic desk toy. I... is something wrong, sir? Just think about it. We have it all. But we have nothing. It's just to easy now. (..)2010 Megamind