An official question was raised by the Catalan Group of the Spanish Senate about the domestic uses of PVC (including food packaging). In its written response, the Spanish Government, via its Ministry of Health and the Consumer answered that it supported the conclusions and recommendations of a study performed by an Expert Committee co-ordinated by the Ministry of Environment. This committee, which integrated various stakeholders, involved producers, users responsible for waste elimination, (...)

The study gives various data on municipal incineration (MSW) and describes the methodology to calculate the total incineration costs and allocate costs to specific products. In particular the study shows that in the average European situation, the PVC total incineration cost is similar to other high calorific waste products and represents around 2.3% of the total MSW cost. This cost share is not significant compared to usual variations of incineration processing costs throughout Europe, (...)

The study provides a figure-based comparison of four products (PVC and linoleum, both in two different qualities). Economic and ecological effects along the life cycle of each product were investigated, applying cost-benefit analysis as a measuring tool. Special attention was paid to the use phase, where the cleaning properties of the products were identified as the crucial parameter The study proved that products can only be assessed comprehensively by considering all effects along the (...)