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[–] 33 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

So all the diesel runoff from leaky lorries, tractors, badly maintained vehicles etc and, whatever else that gets spilt on the roads goes into our waterways untreated?

Plus Thames water has been releasing raw sewage into our waterways.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67357566

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The fact that that happens is not a reason to allow free dumping into the storm drains though. There’s not a ready solution for motor oil drips that happen to leak from a truck. There is a solution to homeowners wanting to dispose of 4 quarts of oil after an oil change.

    The dumping laws make sense, this was just a stupid application of them.

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    Yeah and even though I live in a county that has a free and easy hazardous waste dropoff service, it’s still a pain to drive out there. I’m sure a lot of people who care less than me still dump shit in the ground because their grandpa did it that way. And many cities and counties won’t even offer a hazardous waste service…

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