Make an improvised guide by screwing together scraps of 2×4. Saw using a handsaw with a blade that’s 3 or 4 inches wide. Note: Square pipe ends fit snugly into the fittings, allowing plenty of contact ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.

Plastic pipe producers are in a good position to meet increasing demand as U.S. cities update drinking water and wastewater systems, but that's also bringing a new wave of criticism from environmental ...

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...

New York, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Plastic Pipes And Pipe Fittings Global Market Report 2023" - https ...

A coalition of environmental organizations warned in a report Wednesday of potential health risks in replacing lead pipes with polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC, a low-cost plastic, is commonly used as an ...

Q: Tim, I went to buy some plastic drain pipe, and after looking at all the types, my head started to hurt. I decided to leave the store and do some research. I’ve got several projects for which I ...

Amid the Biden administration’s lead pipe removal push, the suit says manufacturers raised prices by 500 percent. A class action lawsuit alleges the nation’s biggest PVC pipe manufacturers violated ...