Does the vinyl manufacturing process have an impact on the local environment or on the health of workers and local residents?
Today, vinyl manufacturing is essentially a closed operation, which recycles virtually all waste back into the process and minimizes any potential emissions. The protection of the environment and the health of workers and local residents is something the vinyl industry takes very seriously. U.S. vinyl manufacturers and makers of vinyl film and sheet products have made a voluntary public commitment to the stringent codes of Responsible Care®, one of the broadest standards of environmental conduct governing any industry. As a result of the industry’s diligence, U.S. vinyl manufacturers have significantly lower worker injury/illness rates than the chemical industry average and a record of constant improvement in lowering emissions.(1) In fact, emissions of EDC have reduced 85 percent in 11 years, and emissions of VCM have decreased about 45 percent in that same span of time. All of these improvements have occurred while vinyl production has been steadily increasing. Numerous independent s
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