If you are a retailer using graphics on your valuable interior wall space to increase your sales, reinforce your brand or introduce new products, you may be surprised to learn just how toxic typical custom wallcoverings printed on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can be to your customers, your staff, and the environment.
"The production of PVC requires the manufacture of raw chemicals, including highly polluting chlorine, and cancer-causing vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and ethylene dichloride (EDC),” states a report titled PVC Bad News Comes in 3s: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards and the Looming Waste Crisis, published by The Center for Health, Environment and Justice; and The Environmental Health Strategy Center.