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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that vinyl chloride (VC) will be one of the five new chemicals prioritized for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). VC is a vital component in the production of PVC products, that go on...

EPA Lists Vinyl Chloride Among Five Chemicals for TSCA Prioritization The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Dec. 14 that it has identified vinyl chloride–the main component in the manufacturing and processing of plastic materials and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)–and four other substances as candidates for...

Dr. William P. Murphy Jr. is a name you likely are not familiar with, but his contributions to the world have had massive impacts. Dr. Murphy, along with his colleague Dr. Carl W. Walter, created the vinyl blood bag in 1949-50. Dr. Murphy joined the...

Vinyl Industry Attends Third Round of UN Talks on a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty  From Nov.13-19, international negotiators convened for the third round of talks addressing plastic production and waste management on a global scale. Delegates from 170 nations, including Ned Monroe, Vinyl Institute (VI)...

The team at the Vinyl Siding Institute has received grants from our VIABILITY recycling grant program in both the first and second rounds of funding. Their team has been hard at work to build out their recycling program – known as the Revinylize™ Recycling Collaborative...

In the first round of our VIABILITY grant program, our team chose to award funding to a research team led by Assistant Professor Konstantinos Goulas of the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Professor Goulas answered some of our questions...

House Passes Interior-Environment Appropriations with Amendment to Curb EPA’s Flawed Chemical Risk Assessment Program The House passed (213-203) its Interior-Environment bill (HR 4821) on Nov.3 with an important amendment restricting funds to be used under EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System.   The Vinyl Institute had issued a...

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...