Vinyl Siding Institute Inc.
A growing number of siding products also are manufactured with plastic materials other than PVC, prompting the Alexandria, Va.-based Vinyl Siding Institute trade group to change its name to the Polymeric Exterior Products Association (PEPA).
The goal is to back recycling research, programs to keep PVC out of landfills and in productive use.
The EPA wants to require companies to submit unpublished safety studies they have for vinyl chloride monomer, as part of a new EPA health review of the PVC feedstock.
The Vinyl Sustainability Council director says the industry experienced a breakthrough year of wider acceptance, measurable progress.
A new push from President Joe Biden's administration to replace lead service lines in municipal water systems nationwide should open the taps for replacements using plastics.
The trade group Vinyl Institute says PVC pipe's safety, affordability and sustainability make it the best choice to replace old, leaky infrastructure.
"Not including PVC is a missed opportunity. Post-consumer recycled PVC is already being used successfully in drain, waste, and vent piping," said VI spokeswoman Susan Wade.
New profiles, colors, insulating qualities and composites appeal to builders and remodelers.
Recipients of the funds are developing ways to take back PVC roofing, siding, billboards and medical products.
An agreement settling a lawsuit between an environmental group and the federal government requires the Environmental Protection Agency to examine claims that vinyl is hazardous.
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |