PVC Free Products

Safe, cost-effective alternatives to PVC are readily available for virtually every use.  From safe plastics, to bio-based materials, there is a growing market replacing hazardous PVC products.  You can help build consumer demand for safer, healthier products by avoiding the purchase of PVC.  One way to be sure if the packaging of a product is made from PVC is to look for the number “3” inside or the letter “V” underneath the universal recycling symbol.  In addition, soft flexible plastic products that are made with PVC often have a distinct odor, such as vinyl shower curtains.  If you suspect that a product is made of PVC, contact the product manufacturer and ask them directly about the materials used in the product or packaging and your concerns about PVC.

Go PVC-Free for Back to School!

CHEJ is proud to announce the release of our Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies to help you make healthy shopping choices that are safer for your kids, your community and the environment. Many children’s school supplies, such as lunchboxes, backpacks and binders, are often made out of PVC—a toxic plastic that is dangerous to our health and the environment. This guide lists the most common back-to-school supplies made out of toxic PVC and suggests safer PVC-free products in over 35 product categories. You can also download a wallet-sized version of the guide for your shopping needs on the go.

Pass Up the Poison Plastic – The PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home.

Worried about toxic chemicals in toys, baby products, and your home? CHEJ is proud to announce our latest resource – Pass Up the Poison Plastic – The PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home. The guide lists the most common consumer products made out of PVC and safer PVC-free products including baby products, children’s toys, electronics, and more. Download your copy today.

Below you will find a number of well-researched reports on safe alternatives to some of the most widely used PVC products.

Reports and Resources on Safe Alternatives to PVC*

• A Review of the Availability of Plastic Substitutes for Soft PVC in Toys
• Alternatives to PVC Building Materials
• Alternatives to PVC in Hospitals
• Alternatives to PVC Office Supplies
• Back to School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies
• Back to School Wallet Guide
• Building Green Without Going in the Red.
• Economics of Phasing Out PVC
• Greening Consumer Electronics: Moving Away from Bromine and Chlorine
• Greenpeace’s Plastic Pyramid
• Pass Up the Poison Plastic – the PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home
• The Plastics Scorecard
• PVC-Free Pipe for Purchasers
• PVC Toy Report Card – 2003
• Smart Plastics Guide
• Back to the Future: Plastics Made from Plants Instead of Toxic Chemicals

If you are a manufacturer or a supplier of a safe alternative to PVC, please contact us and tell us about your product.

*Most of these materials are Adobe Acrobat PDF files.  If you don’t have Adobe Acrobat or Reader, click the Adobe logo to download this free software. You need only do this once.