"If you're not buying recycled, you're not really recycling" *

* hyperlink...RI-DEM News Release, November 9, 1998

• ECONOMY - Using plastic lumber versus wood saves energy and woodland resources. Also, the cost of wood and wood composites for outdoor projects may be less than plastic lumber, but they require periodic cleaning and maintenance to prevent fading, staining, rot, and mold.

• ENVIRONMENT -The hazards of handling chemically pressure-treated wood and painful splinters makes HDPE Plastic Lumber a safer choice for the installer and your family. Starting in 2004 the EPA banned CCA Pressure Treated Wood for residential decks and gardening, because its chemical treatments are hazardous to humans and pets.

• PlasticLumberRI was founded in 2002 as "Rhode Island's #1 Plastic Lumber Distributor". It has sold recycled HDPE plastic lumber for residential decks as well as for school, parks, and rec outdoor projects. PlasticLumberRI is your local source to purchase plastic lumber made from recycled HDPE plastic jugs and bottles, approved by the RI Building Commission.