PVC Disposal Crisis On The Horizon, Report Warns

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

December 9, 2004

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Falls Church, Va. — The Center for Health, Environment & Justice, Falls Church, Va., has released a report that claims the United States is on the brook of a "waste crisis" because at least 70 billion pounds of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic will be ready for disposal in the coming decade. The report describes the health and environmental hazards that the center says are associated with disposing the material. The report is available at www.besafenet.com.

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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