As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of 'forever chemicals,” many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute.

  • @SecretSauces@lemmy.world
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    78 months ago

    We also survived thousands of years without any of the creature comforts our society has taken for granted. Unfortunately, all the scientific advances we’ve achieved for the betterment of mankind involved these forever chemicals in one way or another.

    I’m not saying they’re not terrible, but at least some of the voices against these restrictions aren’t in bad faith. It just speaks to the importance of finding alternatives, and we have to accept the fact that some things might not be replaceable with biodegradable solutions.

    • deaf_fish
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      08 months ago

      I thought we were banning forever chemicals in manufacturing, not science.

    • TigrisMorte
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      -18 months ago

      These chemicals made the creature comforts cheaper, not the creature comforts you wish to claim require them.