Buildings nowadays are filled with plastics—in flooring, paint, insulation, siding, decking, windows, wrapping, piping, and more. As we saw in the recent residential fires in LA, burning plastics create serious health risks. Learn where these plastics are used and what kinds they are, what the problems they create are, and what the safer, less toxic alternatives are.
Building materials are a significant and growing sector of plastic use. Globally, building and construction is the second-highest-use sector for plastics, accounting for 17% of total plastic production. It’s surpassed only by packaging, which accounts for roughly 31%. Without intervention, demand for plastic building materials is projected to triple by 2060 from 2019 levels.
Read more on the Beyond Plastics website.