asbestoschemicalsgardeningold-house
I own three flowerpots with strange white inserts. I haven't bought them in fact they were already part of the 1970 built house when I moved in.
I've heard of asbestos flowerpots but couldn't find anything about inserts.
The material is greyish white and relatively easy to break.
Is it possible that these flowerpots are made out of asbestos?
(I wore a facemask, gloves and a face shield while taking the last picture)
No. That looks like polyisocyanurate:
Asbestos looks like any of these, depending on which form was used in what kind of location:
You could order an Asbestos test kit online, and find out. The results are probably as accurate, if not more accurate than the answers you'll get from a random community of people on the internet.
PRO-LAB® offers just such an Asbestos Test Kit.
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Best Answer
Until you have it tested, you'll never know. Asbestos doesn't really pose a health risk unless it's frayed or crumbly and the particles are released into the air and you breath them in over a long period of time. If those inserts are outside and you're frequently watering the flowers, you should be fine. If you decide to just get rid of them as a precautionary measure so you'll sleep better at night (I wore a facemask, gloves and a face shield while taking the last picture), just empty out the dirt and dispose of them properly without breaking them up,