Posted on 02/13/2024 12:31:46 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Lawmakers in New York City may soon ban Tide detergent pods and other laundry and dishwasher products under a bill introduced this month.
According to the New York Post, the “Pods Are Plastic Bill” would make it illegal to sell laundry detergent pods and laundry sheets that are made with polyvinyl alcohol. Fines for selling these products would begin at $400, double for a second violation, and $1,200 if violated more than two times.
Reportedly, the bill, if it became law, would not take effect until Jan. 1, 2026.
The bill, introduced by City Councilman James Gennaro (D) last week, is part of a recent “green” push by lawmakers (via NYP):
Polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, is used as a film in pods that dissolves in water during a wash cycle. But scientists counter that it breaks down into tiny microplastic pieces that still pollute waterways and slip through filtration systems.
About 19,000 tons of PVA are used each year in pods, with more than 8,000 tons being left untreated in US water, according to a 2021 study.
NYC may ban detergent packs including Tide PODS in latest ‘green’ crackdown — with fines up to $1,200 for selling them https://t.co/mhymcKf9pa pic.twitter.com/ggBDLeMkmO— New York Post (@nypost) February 12, 2024
“They [PVAs] are the most concerning of emerging contaminants,” Gennaro told The Post in an interview. “It’s important for people to know I’m being very cautious and we’re taking a science-based approach.”
“But I think the science is ultimately going to bear out this is something council should act upon,” he continued, explaining that preliminary findings found that the microplastics bind with other contaminants in the water supply.
“I need a little more [information] but I put the bill out to get everyone’s attention,” Gennaro said.
beating clothes clean on river rocks will get you arrested for polluting the water. what they REALLY want is everyone but them to wear dirty stinky clothes.
A future Eric Gardner will die.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE SLIPS THRU “FILTRATION SYSTEMS” ???
DRUGS INGESTED BY HUMANS.
APPROX 50% of the drugs stay in the human body-—
the other 50% goes out in body fluids & excrement——
INTO THE SEWER SYSTEMS around the world..
THERE IS NO FILTER THAN CAN TAKE IT OUT-—AND NO PRODUCT THAT CAN REMOVE THOSE DRUGS.
THINK ABOUT THAT
what they REALLY want is everyone but them to wear dirty stinky clothes.
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I think you’re on to something there.
I'll teach them, I just won't wear clothes.
Good answer!
Pods help prevent pollution in our household because the rule is one pod per load. That way we don’t free-hand pour a pint or so of liquid soap in per load.
Look at my username. I’ve been working with polymers for 40 years.
Isn’t polyvinyl alcohol the same stuff used in white glue (aka Elmer’s School Glue)?
I once had old bottle of it that had some sort of mold or fungus growing in it. It smelled moldy.
Some sort of organism found it delicious and nutritious.
The annoying part of it was that I was about 12 years old, needed school glue for something (don’t recall what), and this moldy mess was all that was in the house.
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