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

[Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance]

Thanks, Tom. My pump and well person says that high-density polyethylene is
not strong enough to use for the two-inch pipe from well to tanks; however
it can and will be used from the tanks to the fields and dwellings on the
farm. I'll check out the URL you provided. Again, many thanks!

Mary Bull, Co-director
Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol CA
95472
415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Lent" <tlent at healthybuilding.net>
To: "'Greenbuilding'" <GREENBUILDING at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Alternatives to PVC pipe? + "Plastic Ocean"
byS.Casey, Best Life Magazine, May 2007


> Did anyone ever look into HDPE for this application? As strong as PVC,
much
> more flexible, less likely to fracture if something slams it. Still
plastic,
> still a petro-based chemical, but generally rated better on a variety of
> enviro and heath indicators.
>
> http://www.healthybuilding.net/pvc
>
> http://www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/pipes_report.html
>
> Tom
> ____________________________
> Tom Lent - Policy Director
> Healthy Building Network
> 2464 West St, Berkeley CA 94702
> 510-845-5600  tlent at healthybuilding.net
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> www.gghc.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Mary Bull -
> Greenwood Earth Alliance
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:34 PM
> To: Greenbuilding
> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Alternatives to PVC pipe? + "Plastic Ocean" by
> S.Casey, Best Life Magazine, May 2007
>
> 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
> Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol
CA
> 95472
> 415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net
>
>
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