EPA to weigh regulating common plastic as hazardous waste
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Source: https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-to-weigh-regulating-common-plastic-as-hazardous-waste/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Top+news%3A&utm_campaign=ATF+Daily
Author: E.A. Crunden
EPA may finally classify a commonly used plastic as hazardous waste, following a long legal struggle with advocates. The Center for Biological Diversity said this afternoon that it has reached a deal with EPA over polyvinyl chloride, more well known as PVC or vinyl, following a decade of back-and-forth.