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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.

[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Acronym]]

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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" />.

[[PVC (3)]] is not recyclable in normal kerbside collection systems.

File:Double glazed Units.JPG|Double glazed Units

File:Vinyl Einmalhandschuhe.JPG|Vinyl Gloves

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====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==

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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.
 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Acronym]]
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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" />.
+[[PVC (3)]] is not recyclable in normal kerbside collection systems.
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-<gallery widths=300px heights=200px perrow=5 caption="PVC Examples">
+<gallery widths=300px heights=200px perrow=4 caption="PVC Examples">
 File:Double glazed Units.JPG|Double glazed Units
 File:Vinyl Einmalhandschuhe.JPG|Vinyl Gloves
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 ====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 />