Céüze ski resort is fast becoming one of these pollutants. The little wooden cabin at the bottom of the first button lift is shedding insulation. Ropes once used to mark out the piste hang in tatters and bits of plastic are falling off a pylon. The old sheds at each end of the ski lifts often still contain transformers, asbestos, motor oils and greases. Over time, these substances seep into the soil and water.
Corrosion and rust from metal structures left over from the second world war, such as anti-tank rails and metal spikes, have led to changes in plant species in the surrounding area, potentially offering a vision of what could happen if pylons are left to rust over the coming decades.
Abandoning the old ski huts etc to rot isn’t allowable. A rotting hut is pollution, ‘ye see?
Or, alternatively, decades worth of grift for some local group to slowly take apart the huts, eh?
Wonder which is the real motivation here?
Asbestos returning to the ground is a problem? Where do they think it came from in the first place?
Large chunks of the Temblor Range in central California are made of asbestos. The state essentially wanted to put a Proposition 65 sticker across the whole area. The saw it as a way to stop off-road motorcycles and ranching as creating too much asbestos laden dust. Fortunately this was before the really loony left got into office. The area remains open for now.
I like the idea of asbestos seeping into the soil.
Pretty sure scattering plastic and asbestos all over the place actually is “pollution”.
If not that, what would actually meet the required bar?
Easily cleared up though…
And a house can be clean apart from one wine stain on the carpet…
In that case, imagine the pollution that’s going to be caused by decaying windmills.
I don’t think windmills are biodegradable.
“gnaws iron, bites steel”
I meant “decay” in the metallurgical sense.