• GarboDog@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    What about glass pipes? They’re fragile but far more eco friendly and cheaper than pvc/plastic. Stainless steel could hold up to, clay is the oldest form of piping that isn’t harmful,

    Cast iron could also be used if there’s no air introduced within the water supply though while popular among some we can easily say its a dumb and expensive idea.

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      3 days ago

      Plastic pipes have great advantages over all those materials: they’re cheap, light and sturdy.

      If properly disposed they don’t pollute much since they last many years and basically do not degrade.

      I doubt making a city pipeline out of glass pipes would be viable.

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        3 days ago

        Mm that’s totally fair. Just hope that the material can be better recycled/decomposed in some way :P