What should we make of Target Corp.'s decision to reduce the amount of PVC in its packaging and products? First, there's no way to spin this — it's bad news for vinyl. OK, so Target doesn't have a ...

PolyOne, a plastics supplier with $3 billion in sales last year, is boosting its focus on the medical market, and one specific target is replacement of polycarbonate alloys with PVC in housings for ...

Target Corp. has become the second major U.S. big-box retailer to create a program to reduce the amount of PVC in its packaging and products - particularly those intended for infants. The company ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- After a campaign by the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) and a coalition of health and environmental organizations, Target has agreed to ...

Recent campaigns against plastic pollution have changed popular perceptions of plastics and prompted politicians to address the issue, with some governments banning certain products. Most recently, on ...

Amid pressure from consumer, health and environmental groups, Target Corp. said it is reducing its use of the plastic polyvinyl chloride in packaging and children's products, such as lunch boxes and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The company’s goal is to offer PVC alternatives to most toys by fall of 2008.

EPA is proposing new standards that would reduce the amount of toxic air pollution that can be released into the environment during the production of polyvinyl chloride and its copolymers. The ...

The Vinyl Council of Australia intends to expand its PVC Recycling in Hospitals program to cover 150 hospitals by the end of 2018. Since its launch in 2009, the waste management and recycling program ...