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General Motors Corp. January
28, 1999
“Announced plans to eliminate PVC (vinyl) on all its vehicles
worldwide. PVC’s lack of durability, cracks, warps and fades too quickly. The
leaching of PVC’s plasticizers sited as reasons.”
City of Oakland, California,
February 1999
“Passed a resolution to reduce and phase out the use of PVC
(vinyl) recommends non-PVC alternatives”.
Dutch EPA Hearings, 1997
“PVC
windows are not regarded as a favorable material for windows under sustainable
construction programs”.
Ireland 1998
“Passed an initiative
to eliminate the use of all PVC (vinyl) windows and doors.”
OEAKF Austria 1997, The
Standardization of PVC Window Frame Recycling
“60 tons of PVC (vinyl) window
frames are collected each year. PVC (vinyl) window frames are taken back for
free if the customer buys wood windows to replace them. The cost of recycling is
paid by the manufacturer”.
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