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'''PVC''' ([[wikipedia:Polyvinyl chloride | Polyvinyl Chloride]]) is a plastic often used in window frames and is captured as [[Plastic|PVC (3)]] in WikiWaste.
'''PVC''' ([[wikipedia:Polyvinyl chloride|Polyvinyl Chloride]]) is a plastic often used in window frames and is captured as [[Plastic|PVC (3)]] in WikiWaste.
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The first patent for a polymerisation process to manufacture PVC was granted to German inventor Friedrich Klatte in 1913 and PVC has been in commercial production since 1933.  The material now accounts for about 20% of all plastic manufactured world-wide, second only to [[Wikipedia:Polyethylene|polyethlene]] ([[PET (1)]])<ref name="BFP" />.
The first patent for a polymerisation process to manufacture PVC was granted to German inventor Friedrich Klatte in 1913 and PVC has been in commercial production since 1933.  The material now accounts for about 20% of all plastic manufactured world-wide, second only to [[Wikipedia:Polyethylene|polyethlene]] ([[PET (1)]])<ref name="BFP" />.
[[PVC (3)]] is not recyclable in normal kerbside collection systems.
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<gallery mode="packed" widths=300px caption="PVC Examples">
<gallery widths=300px heights=200px perrow=4 caption="PVC Examples">
File:Double glazed Units.JPG|Double glazed Units
File:Double glazed Units.JPG|Double glazed Units
File:Vinyl Einmalhandschuhe.JPG|Vinyl Gloves
File:Vinyl Einmalhandschuhe.JPG|Vinyl Gloves
File:Table mat.jpg|none|Table mats<ref>aliexpress.com</ref>
File:Cable sleeving.jpg|none|10mm PVC Cable sleeving<ref>Cablecraft.co.uk</ref>
</gallery >
</gallery >
====Properties====
====Properties====
:Versatility, ease of blending, strength, toughness
:Versatility, ease of blending, strength, toughness


====Applications====
====Applications====
:Stretch wrap for non-food items, sometimes blister packaging. Non-packaging uses include electrical cable insulation, rigid piping and vinyl records.
:Stretch wrap for non-food items, sometimes blister packaging. Non-packaging uses include electrical cable insulation, uPVC window frames and doors, rigid piping and vinyl records.


==References==
==References==
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