[hdabrows]

What if instead DuPont followed proper disposal practices like recommended by the supplier of the chemical?

> Though PFOA was not classified by the government as a hazardous substance, 3M sent DuPont recommendations on how to dispose of it. It was to be incinerated or sent to chemical-waste facilities. DuPont’s own instructions specified that it was not to be flushed into surface water or sewers.

There's nothing noble here, just a company being greedy. We could still have those things you are referring to but without the costs to the public.

[tamana]

And 3M people made the chemical without caring if it would be handled safely.

[twistedpair]

3M also had the wherewithal to stop making the chemical when the effects became official, so DuPont went out and started making it themselves. Nice work, DuPont.