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US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says

theguardian.com

33 pointsPaulHoule9 comments

How tissue is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n8gNyIOZDM

So, PFAS run-off is possibly from the ink that gets washed off the printer paper?

[edit: right! missed the wetting agents bit in the article >.<]

> PFAS are used as “wetting agents” in the process of turning the pulp wood into paper or tissues, and Kleenex’s manufacturing process causes “substantial “ air emissions, the complaint alleges.

State of Michigan guidance on identification, mitigation, and monitoring for industrial process pretreatment of PFAS: https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Docum...

My hot take is insufficient monitoring by state and federal environmental agencies at this facility.

Legal filing: https://static.sgtlaw.com/docs/depaul-v-kimberly-clark-compl...

Why do we put pfas in kleenex. Heck doing more digging makes me never want to buy Kleenex brand again, these could easily produced without such damage to the environment.

PFAS discussion aside (as I don't know if this is an industry wide issue), Puffs > Kleenex. I always blow right through Kleenex, Puffs is much better, specifically Puffs with lotion. If you're in the US, Kleenex is a trash product with a strong brand. I've seen some different Kleenex offerings in other parts of the world, so this could be different in other regions.

I just use handkerchiefs, good luck blowing through that. Good old cotton, no chemical shit, no waste, lasts for years.

My dad tried to get me to use handkerchiefs when I was a kid. I had/have allergies and the volume I produced was too much for it. The idea of putting a cloth, wet with snot, back into my pocket to then use again was gross and didn't work.

A handkerchief might be fine for a little bit due to cold weather, or to wipe your brow when it's hot out, but when things get bad, they really don't seem like a good option. I can go through an entire box of Puffs in a bad day.

Two handkerchiefs

Oh boy do I sympathize. Washing them is gross too.

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