Major Companies Stopping the Use of PVC, the Poison Plastic

November 2010

Toxic PVC plastic is coming out of packaging!  In recent months, Johnson & Johnson, Procter &Gamble, and Clorox have all announced progress in phasing out the poison plastic PVC from their packaging. Johnson & Johnson reported in their most recent report that they have "eliminated 84 percent of our secondary and tertiary PVC packaging across the company." Procter and Gamble announced they're committed to "entirely eliminating PVC packaging within two years." Clorox announced they're identifying "alternatives to PVC for all packaging."

You can avoid PVC packaging by looking for the 3 inside the recycling symbol and/or the letters "v" or "PVC" underneath the symbol.  If you see this, that means it contains PVC. Go to CHEJ’s PVC Products In Your Home webpage for more info.