Comment on I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement
Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 weeks 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 5 weeks 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 5 weeks 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 5 weeks ago
It was still sold until recently? That’s pretty wild.
subarctictundra@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
No no, it got banned by the EU around 2000 and was already banned in many states befpre that