[Greenbuilding] Alternatives to PVC pipe? + "Plastic Ocean" by S. Casey, Best Life Magazine, May 2007

[Ward Edwards]

Around here (Ontario) everyone uses the black polyethylene pipe for 
water supply from wells.  Mine is over 500' from the house and no 
problems with a 1.5" line.  Polyethylene is still a plastic, but it is 
considered one of the safest.

Ward Edwards
ward at buildgreen.ca

Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance wrote:
> Greetings, Greenbuilders!
> 
> I know we have had this discussion, but what was the upshot? My pump-and-well contractor says that PVC pipe is the only viable pipe--I guess that means flexible enough, strong enough, and affordable enough--that can be used for bringing water up 200 feet from the aquifer and over rough terrain about 500 ft to the water tanks... Anyone up for short answers to the following: What are the health risks? alternatives? any compromises (such as steel from the aquifer to the surface--a straight shot--then revert to PVC...?)?
> 
> Below is the URL for an amazing article (I tried to include the actual article, but too big) on plastic pollution--you will never again bend your principles (willingly) to buy anything plastic!
> 
> Cheers and Thanks!
> 
> Mary
> 
> Mary Bull, Co-director
> Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
> 252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
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>  
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