‘Vinyl 2010’, The Voluntary Commitment of the PVC Industry

Investigation in 12 countries

A report compiled for the Healthy Flooring Network

An investigation in PVC plastic products

A Review of Restrictions and PVC free Policies Worldwide

An alternative approach, based on the precautionary principle, to the regulation of the manufacturing, marketing and use of chemicals in Europe.

Joint statement by environment and animal protection groups.

This report studies the role of the atmosphere as a transport medium for persistent organic pollutants - results of the rainwater project. Scientists analysed 50 samples of rainwater collected by Greenpeace across the Netherlands, with secondary...

Samples of dust were collected from Parliament buildings in a total of 8 countries (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and UK) during the year 2000. The samples revealed the presence of brominated flame retardants and...

This study has been conducted in order to describe in more detail the chemical environment of the home, using samples of dust collected from 100 volunteer households representing a total of 10 regions across the UK from Scotland to the South...

The objective of this study is to determine the presence of a number of chemicals from blood samples of volunteers in The Netherlands. The results show many industrial chemicals are present in the human body, sometimes in relatively high...

This paper contains Greenpeace's comments and responses to the issues and questions raised in the EU Commission Green Paper on the Environmental Issues of PVC,published on 26 July 2000 as COM(2000) 469 final.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "Mechanical Recycling of PVC Wastes" published by the European Commission.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "The Behaviour of PVC in Landfill" published by the European Commission.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "The Influence of PVC on the Quantity and Hazardousness of Flue Gas Residues from Incineration" published by the European Commission.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "Economic Evaluation of PVC Waste Management" published by the European Commission.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "Chemical Recycling of Plastics Waste (PVC and other resins)" published by the European Commission.

A Greenpeace brief on the report "Chemical Recycling of Plastics Waste (PVC and other resins)" published by the European Commission.

Greenpeace Statement

Greenpeace International comments on the Commission White Paper

Lessons learned for EU policy

At least five national governments are failing to protect citizens and aquatic ecosystems from a highly toxic, gender-bending industrial chemical, according to a new Greenpeace report. Such disregard over nonylphenol (NP) is typical of their...

This report investigates the contamination of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), substances used to produce non-stick and water-repellant coatings for a multitude of products. Our findings show that there...

This report provides evidence based on existing EPR programmes and anticipated EPR legislation, that EPR laws – both those mandating substance bans and setting re-use/recycling targets – do indeed prompt positive product design change.