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Australia uses over 50 million IV bags. Together with face masks and tubing, this creates at least 2,500 tons annually of locally recyclable material available for collection and reprocessing. A 300-bed hospital could easily recycle around 2.5 tons of these quality PVC products each year....

Thousands of homeless people in Cape Town, South Africa, have vinyl sleeping bags to protect them from the elements, thanks to the Street Sleeper project. Street Sleeper is the brainchild of Oliver Brain, a social entrepreneur who was looking for a way to help the...

As with every new Congress, the leadership has changed.  Now is the time to get acquainted with the new leaders and start building your relationships to advance our key issues.  Click below for a list of the new leadership. Learn more.

The latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows housing starts rose 3.2 percent in November.  Year-to-date, new housing starts were 5.1 percent above their level over the same period last year. Despite the positive news, homebuilders are growing increasingly concerned about...

With the government shutdown stretching into its third week, the impacts are being felt across DC, particularly at the EPA.  Furloughed staff at the EPA are hoping for a deal on Capitol Hill that restores federal funding and delivers paychecks. Thousands of employees at those...

President Trump has officially nominated Andrew Wheeler to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.  Wheeler has been serving as acting administrator for the last six months since Administrator Scott Pruitt stepped down from the position last July. “I am honored and grateful that...

Earlier this week, The Vinyl Siding Institute, in partnership with Georgia residents and homebuilders, overturned a vinyl siding ban in Carrollton, GA.  In a resounding decision, resolution 03-2019-UDO Amendment – Vinyl Siding, passed the Council, 6 to 1 and has now been approved by the...

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said if a trade deal with China hasn’t been agreed to by March 1, the US will proceed with new tariffs. “As far as I am concerned it is a hard deadline,” he said.  The statement comes a week after...