If you’ve never heard of polybutylene piping, chances are you’ve never needed a major plumbing renovation in your house. Polybutylene is often called “poly,” “Poly B,” or “PB.” These days, it no ...

Dear James: I plan to add a new bathroom, and some old plumbing should also be replaced. I’m not comfortable using a torch and solder, so would plastic plumbing be good? — Laura W. Dear Laura: ...

Plastic pipe producers are in a good position to meet increasing demand as U.S. cities update drinking water and wastewater systems, but that's also bringing a new wave of criticism from environmental ...

Every house has its own sounds. The sump pump cycling after a heavy rain, or the ductwork snapping as it heats up and expands, or that unexplained cracking we hear late at night when we are all alone.

Demand for plastic pipe, particularly in North America, is poised for solid growth in the near future, according to a new market report by German industry analyst Ceresana. The new, sixth-edition ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

IRVING, TX — A new technical document that addresses techniques for the safe and proper use of spray polyurethane foam insulation on and around plastic pressure pipe materials has been published by ...

How many more environmental incidents need to occur before we get serious about curbing our addiction to plastic? Officials made the decision to burn off vinyl chloride, a volatile chemical that they ...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Performance Pipe, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, has announced its release of a new polyethylene (PE) pipe whose capabilities significantly improve ...

Amid the Biden administration’s lead pipe removal push, the suit says manufacturers raised prices by 500 percent. A class action lawsuit alleges the nation’s biggest PVC pipe manufacturers violated ...

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive ...