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US Plastics Pact’s List Could Pose Risk to the Public by Eliminating Certain Types of Packaging
Washington, DC – January 25, 2022 – Below is a statement issued by Ned Monroe, President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute regarding the U.S. Plastics Pact announcement today:
“The US Plastics Pact list could pose a risk to the public by eliminating certain types of packaging. PVC packaging protects people’s food and medicine. Their list could lead legislators and regulators to deprive the public of life enhancing applications. Implementing arbitrary restrictions on PVC packaging will not improve the recycling rate of other plastics because there is so little PVC in the curbside collection stream. We are proud that in the U.S. and Canada the PVC industry recycles more than 1.1 billion pounds of vinyl materials annually which includes 142 million pounds of post-consumer vinyl materials.”
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About the Vinyl Institute:
The Vinyl Institute (VI), founded in 1982, is a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl additives, and modifiers. The VI works on behalf of its members to promote the benefits of the world’s most versatile plastic, used to make everything from PVC piping to flooring, roofing and vinyl siding. The vinyl industry in the United States employs over 350,000 highly skilled employees at nearly 3,000 facilities and generates an economic value of $54 billion. For more information, visit vinylinfo.org.