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Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by an_aparallel on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @08:27PM (#38636674)
this is so dumb...

quarry workers probably get silicosis...from cutting natural stone? MDF is still legal - and is horrible material *most building materials are toxic

wtf has been achieved here? Seems like someone has buddies in industry and has lobbied for a ban on offshore produced building material to keep "honest local industries afloat"...ffs.

Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by PickledHotdog on Thursday December 14, 2023 @02:38AM (#38638801)
Trade unions were involved in the push for the ban. So, rather than cynical motives, it might actually just be regular old "the health and safety of workers" behind it.