PVC CAMPAIGN - Act Now!!!

Last fall, Wal-Mart committed to phasing out PVC packaging, sending shockwaves throughout the chemical industry.  Help leverage this victory and send a message to Wal-Mart asking them to declare independence from PVC, the poison plastic.

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From vinyl shower curtains to children's toys, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic products pervade our homes and lives.  These products are dangerous to our health and environment from start to finish - in the factory, at home, and in the trash, releasing poisonous chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects.   The new shower curtain smell is the smell of toxic chemicals being released in your home.  The good news is safe and cost-effective alternatives exist.

Wal-Mart sells many common consumer products out of the poison plastic. Families shouldn't have to worry whether their children's toys or shower curtain may expose their children to dangerous toxins.  As the worlds largest retailer bringing in over $300 billion in sales, Wal-Mart has a responsibility to sell safe and healthy products instead of products containing unnecessary dangerous chemicals.  Other retailers, such as Ikea, have completely phased out PVC.  

Take action today and tell Wal-Mart to declare independence from PVC . It will only take a minute, and could make a major difference.  

Help us spread the word by forwarding this message to your friends and family or through the tell-a-friend page  and encourage them to take action today.

To learn more, log onto the PVC Consumer Campaign's website at www.besafenet.com/pvc  or contact:

Mike Schade
PVC Campaign Coordinator
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
212-964-3680
mike@besafenet.com

NCRA Campaigns

NCRA writes letters supporting or opposing state and local issues according to NCRA's mission. Help us keep your recycling issues in front of the courts. NCRA has been instrumental in providing a voice for recyclers in the state capitol, local hearings and even state and federal court. NCRA won the fight to scale down the mega-dump at Altamont and continues to provide oversight for environmental, recycling, and community concerns as part of the settlement. NCRA has sent letters to State Senate and Assembly members on timely issues such as Cathode Ray Tubes and producer responsibility. NCRA signed an Amicus Brief before the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals asserting that material that is recycled is not solid waste regardless of whether the collector is paid a fee. NCRA opposes flow control that allows recyclable materials to be disposed in landfills and supports thepremise that recyclables are property.

Check out how you can take action on these issues:

• PVC Bottle resolution passed by NCRA. Read the resolution and write your letters.
• Join NCRA in writing a personalized message to the CEO of National Geographic to encourage him to switch their publications to 30-50% post-consumer recycled paper.
• Bay Area cities and counties are working together to sponsor a Junk Mail Reduction Campaign this January by asking Bay Area residents to make a special effort to reduce their junk mail at home. Find out what you can do to help.