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Part 1 – Mechanical Recycling Companies in every industry are working to lower their environmental impact and divert as much waste from landfills as possible, and the vinyl industry is no different. Contrary to what some may believe, there are a handful of ways to...

House GOP Chooses Mike Johnson as Speaker Amidst Leadership Shuffle The House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the 56th Speaker in a unanimous 220-209 vote.  The decision comes after a three-week halt in the House’s legislative agenda, during which Republicans made multiple...

For the fifth year in a row, the Vinyl Institute has provided grants to undergraduate and graduate students to attend Vinyltec – the leading technical conference pertaining to vinyl in North America. We’re proud to say that this year, we received the most applications we’ve...

House Republicans Seek New Leadership House Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) as their candidate for speaker in a secret ballot, narrowly edging out competitor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a 113-99 vote.  (Three of those votes are from delegates representing territories...

Key Takeaways from Greenbuild 2023 It was an action-packed week at Greenbuild 2023. There were nearly 500 speakers, over 200 sessions, and 250 expo booths during the 30th anniversary of the sustainable building conference. Our team attended great sessions on reducing embodied carbon, limiting water...

The Federal Government is Likely Going to Shut down This Weekend As the Senate races to try and pass a continuing resolution (CR) to prevent a government shutdown on Oct. 1, the Republican-controlled House is at an impasse, unable to gain the support to move...

PVC is one of the most studied materials in the world. It has a long history of use in hundreds of applications because of its durability, flexibility, economics, and safety. It can be a rigid material, for applications like pipe, siding, and extrusions for window...

Senate and House Try to Avoid a Shutdown After the August recess, lawmakers are back in session with a packed agenda and little time for action on FY 2024 government spending legislation.   In addition to funding the government by Sept. 30, Congress must reauthorize...