Does PVC require a large amount of energy or waste any of our limited raw materials when manufactured?
No. PVC requires less energy and limited natural resources to be manufactured. In addition, PVC products generally have longer service lives than similar products made from traditional materials and use less energy throughout their lives. The replacement of traditional materials and other plastics by PVC is environmentally beneficial, because it significantly reduces the use of limited raw materials like petroleum, trees and metals. PVC uses chlorine, a virtually inexhaustible resource that can be produced with desirably low environmental impact.
