New Report: Vinyl Chloride: The Poison That Makes The Plastic
July 24, 2024
New report! Beyond Plastics, Earthjustice, and Toxic-Free Future have just released "Vinyl Chloride: The Poison That Makes The Plastic | Considerations for EPA’s Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride Under the Toxic Substances Control Act."
This report describes the ways in which vinyl chloride has harmed and continues to threaten frontline communities, workers, and consumers, and provides a sampling of the many vinyl chloride leaks, spills, fires and explosions that have occurred over the last five decades. The report makes recommendations to the EPA to designate vinyl chloride as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) process, building on the comment letter submitted by the same three organizations to EPA on March 18, 2024, and the accompanying technical report prepared by Material Research, L3C. Such a designation is the first step in a multi-year effort to get the EPA to restrict or ban vinyl chloride to protect public health.
Read our joint news release about EPA’s July 24, 2024 announcement.