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They're specifically sold on the basis that they don't leach into the soil - that's why they're used in organic farms/orchards. (Although, after 50 years, who
by PlunderBunny 3y ago
They're specifically sold on the basis that they don't leach into the soil - that's why they're used in organic farms/orchards.
(Although, after 50 years, who know what might happen).
- genocidicbunny 3y agoIt seems to me that with plastics we've been told they're safe and inert and yet have repeatedly been proven not to be (latest stuff about PFAS comes to mind.) I'm not sure I would trust plastics exposed to the elements for 50 years to not have _something_ occur to them. There's just way too much chemistry that can happen when you're in contact with water and sunlight for such long periods of time.
- brutusborn 3y agoOf course they claim there is no leeching: there is no way to prove it ex ante so even if the claim is false it will be decades before any downside to making the claim arises. As the other commenter notes, this is pretty common among new chemical products. "There is no harm" -> "The harm is marginal" -> "The harm is manageable" -> "Remediation is too expensive for the private sector, the government needs to fund the fix"