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Why PVC-free is
important to Correct Building Products:
PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is a plastic
commonly used in consumer products including
building supplies, cars, toys and other
goods. Correct Building Products has never
used PVC in its products, including the
ultra-low maintenance CorrectDeck CX. Many
global companies, including Nike, Honda,
Ikea and Mattel are switching to alternatives
to this plastic.
What does sustainability
mean?
The term "sustainability" means
meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs.
What are Sustainable
Products?
Sustainable products are those products
providing environmental, social and economic
benefits while protecting public health,
welfare, and environment over their full
commercial cycle, from the extraction of
raw materials to final disposition.
Reasons for being
PVC-free include:
Concerns about the lack of recycling infrastructure
for PVC building products have led us to
choose to avoid this plastic. If you do
choose PVC decking consider asking what
can be done for proper recycling of end
cuts and other jobsite scrap.
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all of our products with their resource
content (60% wood fiber, 40% polypropylene)
aids in cradle-to-cradle recycling.
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Correct Building Products believes that
every aspect of a product’s lifecycle
should be as environmentally sustainable
as possible, part of which includes being
PVC-free given todays building products
recycling infrastructure (or lack thereof).
Sustainability:
Why PVC Free 
February 26, 2008
Marty Grohman discusses why Correct Building
Products has chosen to go 100% PVC free.
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