New Report: Vinyl Chloride Accidents Have Happened Once Every Five Days Since 2010
A new report released by Beyond Plastics and Earthjustice details the significant extent to which people are exposed to vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen. Incidents in which vinyl chloride was illegally released into the environment or a workplace, often exposing people to this dangerous toxin, have occurred every five days since 2010, highlighting the harm companies pose to people and the environment due to lack of oversight.
U.S. EPA Takes First Step in Potentially Banning Vinyl Chloride
Beyond Plastics Calls for Urgency in the Federal Process on Vinyl Chloride, a Known Human Carcinogen
Environmental Leaders Deliver 5,869 Petition Signatures to EPA Calling for Vinyl Chloride Ban
Vinyl Chloride Designated a Human Carcinogen 50 Years Ago, Still in Children’s Toys, Drinking-Water Pipes via PVC Plastic
EPA Must Go One Step Further in Replacing Lead Service Lines & Advise Against Using PVC Plastic Pipes
Beyond Plastics calls on US EPA Administrator Michael Regan to advise local governments NOT to replace lead service lines with PVC plastic pipes that contain chemical additives — some toxic and many untested for toxicity — that can leach into our drinking water.
Beyond Plastics and Hip Hop Caucus Call on EPA to Ban Vinyl Chloride
Today, on the same day that the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing on the toxic train disaster in Ohio, Beyond Plastics and the Hip Hop Caucus launched a petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen used almost exclusively to make polyvinyl chloride plastic, also known as PVC plastic or vinyl.
New Report Reveals that U.S. Plastics Recycling Rate Has Fallen to 5%-6%
The Last Beach Clean Up and Beyond Plastics released a new report “The Real Truth About the U.S. Plastics Recycling Rate,” which documented a recycling rate of just 5 to 6% for post-consumer plastic waste in the U.S. for 2021.