"PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is a plastic with adaptable, durable and other properties used in diverse construction, medical, information technology. Yet, unlike organochlorine pesticides, PVC plastic is inert and recyclable after providing long service life. This book is not 'pro-PVC', but draws on lessons learned from how the PVC value chain, has engaged with problems and made further progress under voluntary commitments to sustainable development. The book advocates a 'level playing field' of common sustainability principles for assessment of the benefits and risks of the use of all materials in the context of whole product life cycles"--