I’m full of microplastics but I keep buying food and drink packaged in plastic _(--)/
Sometimes there’s just no realistic alternative. As nice as it would be to only buy fresh, unpacked food I don’t have the time, money or energy to deal with that
Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 week agoIt’s still pretty bonkers to know something will kill you if you use it, and we just ignore all the scien e.
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You know, there’s a certain amount of gold in everyone’s body, some think of ways that could be harvested after we die, they’re thinking way too small. I’m going for the recyclable plastics!
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That would be tobacco.
Asbestos is not dangerous when it is in a solid form and left alone, which is the vast majority of the use cases. It becomes dangerous when it is damaged, since that lets the fibers into the air. That is why in residential areas we leave it alone, but if it needs to be removed then hazmat type safety equipment is required. We leave it alone, which is the normal use, because removing it is the unsafe situation.
Asbestos should be banned for anything other than extremely well regulated industrial situations that may need it like any other hazardous material.