empirebuilder1 t1_j53wdca wrote on January 20, 2023 at 5:20 AM

Reply to comment by designer_of_drugs in Bloomberg: Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System. Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people by ombx

Same issue with asbestos. Shit's an engineering wonder material, amazing thermal insulation properties, structurally and chemically stable. Just that teeny tiny minor issue of anyone working with it tends to end up with major lung damage.