Stop using poisons

I read with interest your recent articles about asbestos, including home renovations that are exposing tenants to it.

It has taken many decades to become aware of the dangers of asbestos.

It also took a long time for people to realize the toxic nature of treated timber soaked in copper chrome arsenic solution.

We made children's play equipment out of this.

I used to cut it with no safety gear and breathe in the powder.

People still use it to make vegetable gardens believe it or not.

How many other toxic substances are a ticking time bomb waiting to assault future generations: Just for big companies to make big profits at our expense?

Let's wake up, stop using poisons that kill us and the planet and use the natural solutions that are all around us.

We might have a little less money but we will be infinitely wealthier in our health and the health of our environment, and future generations will thank us instead of curse us.

Email, 26 Nov 2012

Dave Williams, Pearl Beach