The board of directors for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, will consider adding new specifications for rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic recyclables during its ...

Vinyl products are everywhere — from the pipes that deliver drinking water to the discs spinning on turntables to floors, windows, siding, roofing membranes, toys and hospital supplies. However, when ...

A man sawing through a piece of PVC pipe - Tri Endah Wanito Stock/Shutterstock It's tremendously satisfying to turn what would otherwise be scrap into things that are useful, attractive, or both.

Consider the mix of materials that go into household appliances and automobiles. The good news, say researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne), is that over 95% of the over 50 million ...