VINYL FENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
How does my PVC fence affect our environment? PVC is an inert material that does not transmit pollutants into the ground or the air. The chemicals used to pressure treat wood fencing pollute the soil. Fumes from the paint applied to wood fences pollute the air. You do not have to cut down an oxygen producing tree to build a Friendly Earth fence and with wood fencing you may have to cut additional trees to replace and repair broken boards. Less fossil fuel is used to produce, install and maintain a Friendly Earth fence than is used to grow and forest, protect it from insects, harvest and mill the trees into lumber and paint and maintain a wood fence.
PVC You Can Trust
It is difficult to read the newspaper these days without seeing and article about the recent rash of recalls involving products made in china that contains lead. First came the recall of 500,000 pieces of children’s plastic jewelery that contained unsafe amounts of lead, next came the recall of 1.5 million Thomas & Friends TM toy trains and sets coated with lead paint then, most recently, the recall of 300,000 Mattel toys which was later expanded to include 253,000 more toys also made with lead paint.
These recalls should make consumers carefully consider the safety of the products they purchase, including their vinyl fences. In countries outside of the United States, it is not uncommon for lead to be used as a stabilizer in PVC compounds because it is a cheaper and easier to process than the high-quality, safe alternatives.
There is currently no federal law in the United States that prohibits producing or selling vinyl products which contain lead. It is up to the manufacturers of vinyl products to police themselves and follow ethical business practices to keep lead out of their products.
Nebraska Plastics, the manufacturer of Country Estate vinyl fence, deck and railing, feels that consumers should not have to worry about harmful lead hidden in PVC products and is proud to be able to state that they never have never will use lead as a stabilizer in their vinyl products.
