Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is increasingly under attack, as consumers demand that the dangerous plastic be eliminated from their homes. In response, the PVC industry has embarked on a reckless campaign to persuade legislators and municipal decision-makers to replace aging water infrastructure with PVC pipe.
The plastic industry's lobby is trying to mislead consumers into believing that PVC is a better choice than Ductile Iron Pipe by citing a narrow band of plastic lobby advocates. The fact is, there is no stronger pipe material in existence, nor one with a better proven track record of longevity and cost-effectiveness, than Ductile Iron Pipe. To suggest otherwise is just wrong.
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