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PVC: Resins, products and recycle code   Following polyethylene and polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the third most widely used worldwide. In construction, PVC is fast replacing traditional building materials such as rubber, clay, wood, concrete, glass and metal. The first preparation of PVC was in 1935 by a French chemist, Henri Victor Regnault but was patented in 1912 by a German chemist, Freidrich Heinrich August Klatte. The first commercial production was done in 1926 by Waldo Lunsbury Semon while working for the US Company, B. F. Goodrich.   The product of his work is what is known as plasticized PVC today. Polyvinyl chloride is a thermoplastic that is generally white in colour, brittle, solid, odourless and quite popular. Available in pellets and powder form, its versatility cuts across numerous applications such as: Applications of PVC -           water pipes (drinking, waste, irrigation, industrial) -           garden hoses -           roofing and flooring

At the height of the lockdown, I found this really awesome group of people from all over the world who share ideas and experiences on how individuals and communities can live more sustainably using the resources at their disposal. From the simple DIYs of making your own oat milk to the more complicated business of building houses from shipping containers and eating only what you grow and rear, the group has been a steady source of what I now call “ DIS ” AKA Daily Inspiration in Sustainability! ;) Well in the last week or so, the eternal debate on what is a myth and what is hard fact truth in the race towards sustainability sprung up. One person made a list of over (15) things that they termed ‘myths’ which a large number of the population world over believes as truth.   As can be expected when challenging what is perceived as common knowledge, one of the ‘myths” blew up! It got so huge that it broke off into a stand-alone conversation with arguments and counter-arguments. Care to ha