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008			010814n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114096
245			_aHousing sector seeks alternatives to PVC, despite official LCA
260			_c2001
490			_aENDS Report _v318 July 2001, 28-29(2)
520			_aPVC is becoming increasingly unpopular as more councils and housing associations are now seeking to switch to timber frames, although some are finding it to expensive to make the switch. A life cycle assessment of PVC by the government showed there was little to choose from between PVC and alternative materials but a seminar on PVC revealed that people were more concerned over the toxicity of PVC additives and by-products. At present there is very little recycling of PVC products but this may change as the industry is under pressure to improve its environmental performance and a strategy on polymers by the EC emphasises recycling. In future PVC products may be labelled to make recycling easier.
590			_aABS
650			_aPVC
650			_aALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS
650			_aENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
650			_aHOUSING SECTOR
650			_aRECYCLING
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
942			_n0
999			_c68001 _d68001