There
are lots of reasons to dislike PVC, also known as #3 plastic or just
"vinyl." Its production uses more mercury than nearly any other industry.
When it's made or incinerated it creates dioxins, some of the nastiest
of the nasty toxics. It's full of icky, bad-for-you additives like
phthalates that can leach out.
The creepy thing is, it's everywhere.
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