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Re:Car tires biggest likely source of microplastics in Calif... by everdrive on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @02:18PM (#21139270)
Without sarcasm, what are "raybestos" brakes made out of then?

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Thanks all for the clarification.

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Re:Car tires biggest likely source of microplastics in Calif... by bcrosby95 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @02:24PM (#21139317)
https://www.asbestos.com/companies/raybestos-manhattan-rayma...

Apparently the company hasn't produced a product with asbestos in it since the 80s.

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Re:Car tires biggest likely source of microplastics in Calif... by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @02:24PM (#21139314)
Not asbestos and haven't been for decades. They actually have something like "contain no asbestos" on the box (or maybe it's on a piece of paper in the box, it's been awhile).
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