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[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Possibly worse, we got rid of lead gasoline, there's no getting rid of plastics

I'm sure the rich will have a treatment for it before too long and the rest of us will just suck it up

Fun fact: it's not the plastics itself thats usually the problem, but rather the solvents and conditioning agents used to characterize the plastic during manufacture

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know what you were getting at, but just pointing out lead gasoline still exists today, primarily in small aircraft.