RE: [GreenYes] Should we do glass curbside

[Helen Spiegelman <hspie@telus.net>]

I understand that Sweden has negotiated a 'voluntary phase-out' with
industries that choose PVC packaging for their products. I heard this by
word of mouth from a reliable source (in the plastics industry). Could be
a good model.

The appeal of PVC, as I understand it, is that it is possible to do
smaller runs economically with this resin for some reason, making it more
appealing than PVC to small companies.

H.

At 09:57 AM 03/14/2002 -0500, Steen, Terri - Contractor wrote:
> My
> point is that since this is a very small segment of the plastic container
> market, it could be phased out with little or no effect on the products
> themselves, thus simplifying the post-consumer waste stream a bit. 
> And I do think there are ways to convince manufacturers that they could
> make a relatively simple change in order to promote a safer, easier
> product life cycle.