Re: [GRRN] PVC & Autos

John Reindl (reindl@co.dane.wi.us)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 14:41:35 -0600


Regarding Peter Anderson's comments on GM's reasons not to talk
about the environmental issues related to PVC as they switch to other
resins.

GM may not want to mention the health and environmental
problems of PVC because GM may want to try to avoid the liability
associated with these problems.....

John Reindl

> However, the environmental issue appears to lie as subtext.
> I would not automatically exclude the
> possibility that GM is attempting to mollify the PVC industry by not
> repeating publicly the statements by the toy and blood bag companies
> which specifically identified the controversy over PVC as the
> reason for their considering changing resins.
>

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