Do
you live in a home with vinyl or fake wood flooring? If
not, chances are you know someone who does.
What
you might not have known is that vinyl flooring
is horrifically toxic and dangerous - both for us and
for the Earth.
Sign the petition to
demand the U.S. government implement stricter
regulations to protect consumers from toxic vinyl
products!
To
make vinyl flooring, companies use PVC, or a type of
plastic produced using vinyl chloride. This is
the same toxic chemical that recently polluted East
Palestine, Ohio following a train
derailment.
Production
has been linked to explosions as well as workers
developing various serious illnesses, including cancer.
Then, once the finished products are installed in our
homes, they poison us and our children, by
absorbing into our bodies through the
air we breathe and directly into exposed skin such as
bare feet.
Once
disposed of, these PVC products also pollute the
environment, contaminating the air when they're burned,
and soil and water when they're dumped into
landfills.
We don't need to keep exposing
ourselves, children, families, the environment, and
workers to these hazards. Plenty of safe,
sustainable alternatives exist. So why is the
government allowing this to continue?
The U.S. government
must step in and regulate this industry, now! Sign the
petition to protect children, families, workers, and the
Earth!
