Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 days ago
It actually was just recently (a year ago) banned fully in the US. Before that, it was just prohibited to be used in new construction.
TON618@lemmy.world 3 days ago
What do you mean with fully banned? Pretty sure here in Europe there are also still plenty of cases where you’re not forced to remove asbestos, like old plumbing that’s embedded in closed shafts.
subarctictundra@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Well it can’t be sold anymore, but if you have it in your house then it’s not illegal in any way
TON618@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It was still sold until recently? That’s pretty wild.
subarctictundra@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No no, it got banned by the EU around 2000 and was already banned in many states befpre that