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02.12.08
Protests Spur Stores to Seek Substitute for Vinyl in Toys...Learn More
02.06.07
Affordable and Green, Katrina Survivors Cut the Ribbon on a Healthy Home...Learn More
10.12.06
TELL TARGET TO PHASE OUT THE POISON PLASTIC! ...Learn More
06.19.06
PVCinformation.org...Learn More
06.09.06
PVC-free Advances in Healthcare at CleanMed2006...Learn More
06.09.06
GreenRelief prioritizing environmental and racial justice in the aftermath of Katrina ...Learn More
04.04.06
PVC dropped from an increasing number of companies...Learn More
06.19.06
Microsoft stops packaging with PVC...Learn More
05.05.06
Healthy Building Leadership Awards at Greenbuild 2005...Learn More

03.23.05
PVC contributes to Hazardous Chemicals in Household Dust...Learn More

06.07.05
Lies from the Vinyl Institute - A failed attempt to discredit the BLUE VINYL DVD...Learn More
09.02.05
Green and Affordable! Features of the Habitat for Humanity Toxic Free House...Learn More
06.07.05
Lies from the Vinyl Institute - A failed attempt to discredit the BLUE VINYL DVD...Learn More
05.05.05
"BLUE VINYL" RELEASED ON DVD!...Learn More

05.04.05
Vinyl Chloride: A Case Study of Data Suppression and Misrepresentation...Learn More

03.23.05
New Report: PVC contributes to Hazardous Chemicals in Household Dust...Learn More
03.11.05
A Healthy Environment is a Human Right! Mossville petitions polluters...Learn More
02.02.05
Urgent! Speak out for Healthy and Sustainable Building TAKE ACTION NOW!

01.19.05
Urge Microsoft to eliminate PVC packaging
Click the link below to send a letter through the Grassroots Recycling Network asking Microsoft
to go PVC-free. TAKE ACTION NOW!

01.18.05
Ask Johnson & Johnson to go PVC-free

Urge Johnson & Johnson to take the PVC-FREE PLEDGE and stop using this poison plastic: TAKE ACTION NOW!
01.04.05
NY Governor Fails to Protect Health of Workers, Firefighters and Residents
In a major setback to protecting New Yorkers from toxic chemical exposure...Learn More
12.09.04
New Report: ‘Waste Crisis’ posed by PVC
PVC: Bad News Comes in Three’s documents the long term hazards of PVC trash...Learn More
12.09.04
PVC Additive Linked to Childrens’ Asthma, Allergies
A recent Swedish study links conditions with higher concentrations of phthalates - an additive used in many vinyl products...Learn More

12.06.04
Manufacturers are increasingly introducing PVC-free product lines
In 2004, many major building material manufacturers introduced PVC free product lines, including:... Learn More

12.01.04
Habitat for Humanity Recognized for Toxic Free Builds
The Healthy Building Network recognizes Habitat for Humanity’s PVC-Free efforts...Learn More
6.29.04
Two Major Manufacturers Stop PVC Use

Consumer demand and problems related recycling PVC influence Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, and Honest Tea to go completely PVC free. Learn More

6.29.04
The PVC Recycling Myth

GRRN report reveals multiple problems with PVC recycling. Learn More

6.22.04
Habitat for Humanity PVC-free Affordable House

PVC-free Habitat home shows low-cost alternatives to PVC in building materials. Learn More
04.08.04
Habitat for Humanity PVC-free Build

The first PVC-free Habitat for Humanity home shows low-cost alternatives to PVC in building materials.
Learn More
04.08.04
USGBC Considers PVC Avoidance Credit

The US Green Building Council’s PVC Task Force is assessing if LEED credit should be awarded for PVC-free buildings. Learn More
03.25.04
Vinyl isn’t cheap

A new Tufts University report concludes alternatives to PVC are enviromentally friendly and cost effective.
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02.24.04
Attention PVC Stakeholders!
The US Green Building Council’s PVC Task Group is going to assess whether LEED (or “green”) credit should be given for avoidance of PVC materials and products. Learn More

01.30.04
BLUE VINYL broadcasts on HBO2 East three times in February!! Watch the Toxic Comedy that helped ignite a consumer revolution to phase out to PVC and say "NO" to the toxic life-cycle of vinyl and the industry that continues to push it. Tues 2/3 4:30pm, Tues 2/10 5:15am Sun 2/22 6:50am.

1.16.04
Volunteers urgently needed!!

Help build the first PVC-free Habitat for Humanity home, which will show first-hand,
low-cost alternatives to PVC in building materials. Learn More
Download a flyer

09.12.03
On September 12, 2003, Working Films attended the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists, to host a special Blue Vinyl reception honoring “fenceline” communities and activists. Learn More
09.01.03
Blue Vinyl screened by Green Building Council and American Institute of Architects chapters throughout the country. Learn More
06.03.03
PVC Industry abandons their challenge against New York’s “Green Building” Rules. Learn More