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PFAs just needs to be regulated, not banned. We absolutely should/must be able to buy an outdoor jacket that lasts decades, provided you traded that last one in
by exabrial 3y ago
PFAs just needs to be regulated, not banned. We absolutely should/must be able to buy an outdoor jacket that lasts decades, provided you traded that last one in to be recycled (sort like mandatory battery core recycling). Long lasting goods are far better for the environment then short-lived "recyclable" ones.
Do you fast fashion Nikes or bicycle chain lube need PFAs? No.
The hysteria surrounding PFAs is going to be a net harm, and some politicians need a wedge issue to vault themselves forward in the media spotlight to buy votes.
Reading the HN comments today is sad. I thought this was a science based community.
- hnav 3y agoRight, it all begins with studying where they're coming from since they're in everything from fire suppression foam to floss. I'd imagine companies like DuPoint are dumping insane amounts of them as byproducts of industrial processes, and would love for us to go all plastic straw on goretex shoes to let them squeeze a couple more billion of profits out of their established processes. RE: HN, it has grown and been redditified a bit, rash downvoting, sarcastic non-sequiturs all abound.
- JPws_Prntr_Fngr 3y ago> We absolutely should/must be able to buy an outdoor jacket that lasts decades There is no possible way a durable water repellent (DWR) coating will last decades on a jacket, with or without PFAS. Modern outdoor apparel simply isn't designed for long term durability - it's designed for flashy marketability, because the externalities don't have to be priced in. There are a few exceptions (e.g. "true" softshells like Buffalo jackets) that have never, and will never, see mainstream adoption.
- greenie_beans 3y agoyeah my first thought was, "have you ever resealed tent seams?