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N wbrochur s highlighting worker safety solid wast disposal, made available Two rv'w brochures concentrating on important issues lacing PVC manulac hirers arc now available Irorn The Vinyl Institute T he brochures, created under H\e supervision of Communications C<xn niitlec Chairman George Snider are f .ids About The Disposal ol SoIkI Waste Con/,lining PVC jnd / ,i< Is AImhiI Winking With PVC hu ts Atxnit WotkitK/ With PVC was created especially for those in the industry who handle vinyl resin on a d.iy lu d.iy basis II (.overs such lnpi< s as concern over exposure to PVC dusl VOM and commercial pinslici/ers as weH as vapors and odors associated with PVC II presents facts designed lo inform workers concerned about carc rnogens and toxicify fads About the Disposal of Solid Waste Contarmg PVC examines this important issue, with sections dealing with hydrogen chloride, dioxins com bustion ntxilrof and municifia! waste incineration According to Snider the pamphlels ire intended to bring the facts about PVC to light in an easyTo-read and r oncisc fashion "We believe the Advisory: A new look With this issue. Ihe Advisory lakes on a new kx)k and a new mission The look is more modern and i xciliiig We ve added jiholos, new fea lures and a splash of color The mission is lo become a forum lor the discussion ol key issues affect ing the vinyl industry today In future . .ues w< will stum a wide rurx/i1 ol vii-ws on a variety of lopir s If you ie interested in auUxiring a guest View point column on an issue which should tie brought lo our readers attention we d enjoy hearing from you We ll also be keeping you informed of VI activities and happenings as well as significant developments lhal can affect Ihe future ol the vinyl industry This issue marks the beginning ol the new Advisory We re looking forward to having you become an integral part ol it momtxyr < fxnp.inics of VI and anyono ( onr ernnl with imfiodant issues in this indi istry. will find these brochures ol grout use ho said ' We tx>po lo expand this senes to cover other issues m the future " Copies ol the brochure are availa ble at a cost of 25 cents each lo VI momtx.*rs 50 ci-nls each lo SI'I members, and one dollar each to nonSI'I memlieo, Hex hures are availalHc Ihrough ihe Literature Sales Depart ment of SPI telephone (212) f>03 0617 in brief y The Georgia Gull Corporation of * Atlanta Georgia was admitted as u lull member ot The Vinyl Institute at the August 28 meeting of Vi s I xooutivo Board The company was formed earlier this year in a leverage buyout of cer tain chemical and plastics opera tions ol the Georgia Pacific Corporation Georgia Guff's repre sentative lo the Vi's Executive Board is Cliarles Montgomery. General Manager of Ihe PVC Division y Underwriters Laboratories has listed BrGfxxJrich's BlajoMasler'PHx; aixj fittings c.<xn(XJUf>ds for use in sprinkler systems in light fiu/.iid areas Blu/uMaslor'* ptus tics have been specifically devel oped lor lire sprinkler applications, and are based on poslchlonnaled |xlyvinyl r fikwxk* a prrxfurl d>*vel 0|x-d tiy HI CjtxxJiM.h a A cm>ti( i- in Hie Seph'fntx'r IOMri y issue of f no Jouin.il wtiw.h announced Ihe availability of VI Technical P<ifx;rs brought response from all over the world Fire officials from India, South AfiK a (ire,it Britain and Alaska were among Ihe many requesting Ihe papers which examine key lire issues such as toxicity, gases and spunkier systems |=8 ii $ JS z i se J"6' S I? THE VINYL INSTITUTE J DECEMBEn 1911' advisory Vinyl house draws crowds in Anah im Ihe Vmyt I Ioum\ an nxtMtxl sjxhimhixI Ijy 1 he Vinyl Institute. was a standout attraction at the Srxithorn CnMornia I fume and Garden Stiow held recently m Anaheim. CaMoriun 11*` lNNI*<e, WflXJl CINtlUNK'd llwil- tun-scale rooms and a patio area drsptayixl more Ilian thirty uses ol vmyt Many of the 150.000 visitors to the show stopped by the booth to view the fxxno s vmyt SKJmy. flooring. waHcovei mq. windows doors, roofing, and a var mty ot ottxn ;i|>ptK:atNxis Advertising for the show promi nently Icalorixl iImi Ixxdh, and nxxfcn attention was txyh Positive, pro-vmyt articles appeared m The I os Angeles TKites, The Costa Mesa D.uty Pilot, and the Santo Ann Register, which called tlx; Vmyl I Iuikso "u bond nl Hru hdtm;'' According to protections made by Marfcetshttre. Vis pubic mtotmns conn set. mHnn media impressions were achieved. brtnqmg positive massages atxxit vmyt to al of Southern Calihxnu Ihrrxinh newspapers radio and I* -luvrjixi VMiyl Institute f xrcuhvo Dimn Iih l)r Ikiy Gotlesman said tlx: Vt s ajifxsitnrw e m Anaheim was desxiix-d as a lest program to delemmx) Itow VI ought lurticiivili' in activities ainxsl .t ImiminHnkj tlx* veisalridy of vmyt ( hn display at the Southern California Momoixl Harden Sfxiw proved Hull thrie is considerable consumer mterest in vmyi m a variety of rts nfiphcations' tx said "WL* plan to build txi this mterest hi future programs" Mumtx.i C(xn|xiny Bl Gixxhx ti which loaned the exhibit lo VI will dis (Hay Hx) txxifli al Ihe National Assix m (ton of Home Builders Show m Dallas Texas. January 17-20 1986 CTL026419 ositive messages about Vinyl were brought to all of Southern California through Newspapers, Radio and Television Update: Technical committee I ho Technical Committee, under the ndership of Chairman Dr Michael ) Mara ol Bf Goodrich, has been busy ii n number of fronts Mt'dicnl PrHiminary results ol com bustion toxicity studios using pn males and rodents indicate that high kvels ol exposure to HCl nan be loti'rak'd with little or ix) long term pulmonary effects ar rorrimq to Dr Hntx-rl Hirxk'Hi ot'UI (iinxIih Ii Urn sliKfy being conducted by Hie `mxiHiw'sI Research Institute wi tn'tuft of Ihe Vinyl Insliluli' will lx* < omj4eled in Hie fall of 1986 / we S.iU'tv Rrse.iM It Studies ton dor lixl by Uio Soufhwt'st Rescan h lii'.liltiln slxiw that unlike many nflier oases hydrogen chfonrJc (MCI) (kies not remain m the atmosphere llv retxxted on by Ur Willi.im Cam41 of Oceidonlnl (.Iwiim alCoqxxalHm wtHjMOVKte ixisj'ial4e dala lo the National Hi in mu of SlarMf.mfs (NRS) lor use >n its tinzaid assessment multi 1 lx* Vinyl Instillrte has entered into an .ignvinent with NBS lo jMovxk' it witti results of its work at ttx; Southwest Research Institute Pipe Permeation The third phase of Hie Ballelfe sluriy on ix'irixMlxm is crxixng to a conclusion according to Don Goodman ol Tenrx'co 1 he results are expected lo verily a Dutch irporl and Di Alan Beiens research both of which showed Uiaf. under normal condilioos wafer passing ttiiough th/C pipe is m no danger ol crxitammation through permea tion ltx' slixly is oxixx.ImI In lx* (.iMii(4i'led by year's end a W.r./eMamgnnxfri/ Results of tlx* Pliaso I of NYSLMUA'S solid wasle management program involv ing l':Js af .in *x:xx'rakx m Pdlsfxikl Massachusetts are now being evalikilitl. ;tr i orrfcng In Ah I'rrxkirls arxt Chemicals, Inc s Dr Jotxi Plielloi The tests purpose is Hie determmaIhni of v<wmt4ns wfxcli i ontnimte lo dioxin tormalioii. and hnw rkoxm iuk(lit U` imwix7('it w iknxiwikxl during x:xx*ralion ItieVxiyf luslilnli' is Hie sole |4astirs xiduslry soptMxlrt i4 Hus piuqnim m winch a iHHuber of slate apnnoes are involved Vinyl industry and fire community join togeth r to educate public ni >p hi ......... I a |iiinl piK|i.ini Ix-mg t>, msuicd t>y |lie Vmyl Institute and Inti ination,il Six H'ty ol I in- Semi e , (mi tors (ISI SO will firing ,i< t urate id unpodaul inl(xm.Ut<xi almul PV( I tiK- s.llety to a WhI<` i.HHje ol I III `11( 4`S Am mUsyal pad i4 U*' ixoginm is a ikets JMl'Si'Ul.llKMl wtxrh WlB lea ii> >ihim' (4 llx' lire ronxixNNlys most jxx It^l memtx'ts S|xiki's|X'iss . iu,k' Cnfitaui Daniel Gardxx>r i4 < iiiekt (('III He Ik'fiailiix'itl Ki*vxi ' Unit 14 Lisk' WorMindgepL) t wc ep.irtnx'fil and Owl Roger McGary l'|. .III. ill ol IM . .1 .il, <4 H | Willi Oi i ti tent, it Chemical s Bill Gaimll I'niiils wtiii It tlx- pM'sriil.ilion emphasizes wx liJr Ww* imjxxJance ol soil t untauxHl IxeaUwx) ainuratus (S( 1(A) .is jxolt\ tivi* cqui|Mix'nt ftx linTiqtilers Six4u'sjx'isixis W4'ie jxi'paird It* uxika MileivH'ws as well as presentaIxnis lo txe service ugaiu/alKXis and kijislative in mi nigs lo coni|4cmonl Hie sjx'.ikef s messaiie llx' ISI SI '.Ixk' and I.ijio |mo gram ini Vmyl mi Today s t no Enviionnxml' has boon revised Solid waste management by Or Roy T Goltesman, Executive Director, The Vinyl Institute One ol the most ( nlical problems lacing muon ip.ililK*s today is how to carry out IIk (lis|x> .ai ol Hh ir '.(4x1 waste in an environmentally sale fashion Since vinyl K'sms are used in fix' mannfnr turn ol a variety ol consumei disposal4e containers inr ludinq the jiackaging ol I'dibli' oils ( usmh'Ih s .iihI IihIoI(H>s oi vmyl tilm wrap fix ux'at and fioutlry. arxt IlifK'liy Ix-i nr ties p.nl ol innnir iftal gar baye Hus probkim ol solid wasle managr'mont dwcclty nutiacts the vmyl industry Tix years iimisI munici|kililins have s,iil 11k-ii 11.1111.1(11' to l.mdlith lot dump mg fix - Uit k ol snilabk} available land .lie.is .is well .r. n i on< fin nlxxil < on tiimiikition ol underground water sup inn's as a resull of k'achirxt from such laixHills in K'( enl ye.ns luis loic.i'd greater allenliixi lo resource recovery ,ii livilirs II also has (pilot.ilod an utqnnl inleresl in devclopmcnl ol alter native hh'IIiimIs Inr .<4x1 wasle dr.jHis.il In a numUi ol kx.a! areas. Hits r'm|4ia.is on resonri r* e'envery has n-snllfd in fill mi viilnnl.iiy in Ion til i <4k'rlion ol rx'ws|kijx'rs alominixu i li r. u .(il >i , I MV (.tip* i i rtil. lint i s . ii id t'veri glass bellies II was only nalural lh.it siH ti pi yi In mi pKHif.ims fx> exliixk ij lo |4astii i iMlt.lilM is p,irlicu lady wilh Iho massiv*' inroads wfix h pin .li. ' , uni.nii, i h,iv m.iih' in a v.ii inly ol paekagiiicj .ipplK aliens, at Um' <.|x`list nl < imv iilti m.il mnli rials sn< h as nu'lai and ({lass We are all lamiliar witti Hie vmyl Ixiltk'm wl\x h Cusco Oil r, pm km|4 d If<* Iwo Itlel i .iilMHklled Ix'vi'rage bollk' made ol PE T and Hie gallon h>li dt'nsily jx4yr'Uiyk*iie (Hl)l'l) milk container As a rc'sult ol slixlM's fx>Hi in llx' IIS and alxoad. rerImn 4>l ttx'se mafen.il', have Ixiii six cesslully recoverotl atxl rer.yclod Vtfcxk lo Inrllxi ik'vekip Hits mh yc ling apfxoor-h is being ( airx'd oul at Rutgers Untvorsily Michigan Stale Univeisily and llx.' New Jetsey Inslilule ol Technology under ihe auspii es o! Iho Plashes Roc yclint) f ounrlalion Allhough the ich ovtiod (4aslK: materials cannot be used lor all packagirxj roofnioers n numtmr of uses have booudcvolopod Hnvm include the recycling of polyethylene terephlhnlalo (IH 1) into hlxi (ill loi clnihiiKj and pilk>ws While rf'c.yr.linq is one jmrt ol the ovrall s(4nlion lo llx- m.nM<|fmcnl ol plastic inationals in munK'ipal solid waste, it is not a lolal soliition f or exampk; while it lias lKx;n six i.esslul with Pf T wrxk in f ranco on recovery mid Mi yi If of vinyl Imhii pm kagiixj (onlamets (larijoty waler hollies} (HOVlil linSIK 4 fS'.lllI III |)MKIix IIH| list' M lelephorK; cable fat kchny due to a combination ol loohnir al and economic la<.tors Other probk'ins inherent in recy< ling ol |4.i*.lii dm lixk' il roquiM'S sep arahon al Ihe source il will no! work will> cnm|xisife m iiiulli lay't pa* kagtiit) Ihe <liie<.lH)n mi wlix h mui h ol the newly develofxil |xir karjiiKj ( nnl.mx'rs me iM'.ided it i il'lhi nil, il nnl iiu(K)ssi tik' lo njiply to Ilcxil4e fiar knijing llx) II ill.I .ill H lllf llf< f.S. lly loi I illlfl ill K | harKlhrxj and (leaning conlain'rs is nol available and (rnally inarkff'. wilt have lo lx- drvlo|H (Him < onsnining all ol IlK' materials available sim e recyr ling lulu pa< Ha, |ing c milaim -is is ih >1 pen nil led It musl also Ik; crmomfx'red that rer yi Inm| only |msl|Hinfs lh< ultimate dis|X)sal her auv every item < mated The lack of suitable land areas...has generated an urgent interest in development of alternative methods for solid waste disposal from recycler itonalmusl al Ihe* end of its useful lik or* disposed ol What is the long term solution tor solid wasle disposal? In my view kk m erahon wilh energy recovery represents such a solution In tael incmerahon is a form of recycling m which ihe rerov cred product is not Hie plastic maleuat but lather energy tit lived born lhal material Inlerestingly enough m a number ol Eurofx'nn r outlines legisla tioii M'cixjni/es mi inoration with energy (ccov&y as a form of recycling loan eralion, without source sejiarahon is ellcchve lor nil pLisiw materials inr lud mg composihj and multi layer par k.xj mg !.km e (lie in.ih n.ii r. < ohm him d il is converted mlo energy then.' is no ner'fj lo develop new uses lor re envied rei yeled iii.iii iuls Incineration loo has certain r*c 0(jm/ed jirohlems Such jilunls me cosily Hx're are protilems lo overcome both in lindinq a smlnhle silf lor lot ,ii mg StiiJi a jilanl and il Ihe selct led Mlf is ari(acenl lo (X>pulafed areas m over coming r nmmunily resislatx.f; aixt finally thorn are concerns over envi rnnmenlal tieallli mxt safety isstx's Questions have b(.*en raisfiJ r on cnniing lh<` orivirrMinxmlal ellf'Cls and (Kileultal human ImmIUi tia/uids from the operalion ol mumcifial incinerators < <MilmrtMK| vmyl (f'V(') plusIk wastes It has been alleg'd that Hie pri'sence ol sucti chlormalr'd materials ( vinyl is jusl one source' ol i hlonnalrxJ malenals in gartiaijr'} may ultimately result in rtinxm foonaJion lesfs r ,iim d on) in a lull \i/> mock'rn incinerator showtxt no mr reuse in dioxin emission when Him r tinifs Hi* normal aiixiunl of t^VO was aikled lo municipal refuse studies indicaie lhal incineration a, jnperatures m <`x{ ess ol mmiinges any dioxin lixinalion and emissions Nevertheless questions continue to be asked and Ihe subiect ol dioxin tormabon and eniis siOfis Irom incineration pr<x:esses con Imues lo he a suh|ecl ol r rxitroversy NoHimg can substitute lor gtxxl science and recognizing this Iho lor hmcal Commillee ol T hr Vinyl Institute secured Lxcc ulivr; Board approval lor the Vinyl Institute to Unan- nally support a study being coordinated by Ihe New York Slate Enerqy Research and Developmental Authority (NrM l||)A) whir h is txiOij i nndu< If11 al a slate ol llx; art iix.ineraloi m Pillslx;ld MA Iho Vinyl Inslilule is llx1 s<4e induslnal s(XXisor ol this study in which a number ol slate governmental atk'ncx's arr* involved lhr fiisl pliase ol Hus Study was r ornpk ted m mid Or l(4ief ,md analytu al infomuiion inc.lndioy dioxin analysis is tx'ing obtained by Ihe conlraelor Midwest Resc'arch InsliluU' (MRl) rrorn this study whx.h will include incineration of muiiK ijial wastes to wh t\ PV(. has Ixiii rlelilxi.ilely added and m whx ti (,om|4ete nnalyhcal infoimalion on dioxin will tx; (,Attained t stiould lx- (xissible lo establish Ihe ojirralional f,i( tors which will assure Hie snlely ot ttxs disposal t*x hmgue Ck'nrly this rr'presr'fils a strong (,omrniliTien| i;n the fiarl ol Ihe nx'rnber r oinpames ot Tht' Vmyl InstOule to the sale disjxisal ol municijial reluse < on laming all plastx malenals t -|M in CTL026418