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submitted 2 months ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org

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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again: plastics are going to be the leaded-gasoline of our generation(s)

[–] PaddleMaster@beehaw.org 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Totally. And we can’t do anything to improve the situation until there’s laws or regulations passed.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 17 points 2 months ago

And we can’t do anything to improve the situation until there’s laws or regulations passed.

no amount of law and regulation can save us. entire economy needs to updated as plastic has infected every fucking thing.

Generations of malinvestment into this shit, then we are spending another generation arguing about it while corpos blowing smoke into our faces.

Every side has a valid point 🤡

Tobacco play book exhibit no 69

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 7 points 2 months ago

Compounded issue! Since you know, heavy metals are still an issue lmao

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But we continued to use the substances anyway because it was cost-effective.

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Chapter 6: The First Mutant

[–] ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

(Alternate Title) Chapter 6: The 6th Mass Extinction Event on Earth