[Greenbuilding] green building and plastics--dioxins + Cargill-in-the-Amazon News!

[Tim Keating]

Debra,

I agree, which is why I try to be clear that we advocate for the use 
of recycled plastic only.

tim keating

>Hi Tim
>
>The original email was asking for ideas for promoting "green 
>building" advantages of plastics.
>I'm sure we're on the same side of the fence however I wanted to 
>point out that when you advocate for using plastics even in one 
>particular situation or for one particular purpose that can get 
>miscontrused as a general comment "plastic materials are green" and 
>that's not true.
>
>That's my concern.
>
>Peace,
>Debra
>
>
>Debra Lombard, LEED AP
>Sustainable Design Specialist
>The RETEC Group, Inc.
>900 Chapel St., 2nd Fl - Box 9
>New Haven, CT 06510
>Tel: 203-868-0137
>Fax: 203-773-3657
>dlombard at retec.com


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