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Plastic Lumber Use Increasing

Plastic lumber, once considered a joke, is becoming a fact of life as technology seeks new ways to recycle discarded plastic containers.

About two dozen small companies are now producing plastic lumber products. Frost & Sullivan estimated after recent research that production will reach l5l million pounds by 1995, up from 30 million in 1990.

Despite being environmentally correct and resistant to moisture damage and insects, the "wood" is not widely available. Products include decking, fencing, landscaping "timbers," and outdoor furniture. The plastic material is more expensive than the real thing, ranging from $4.50 to $12 for a 2x4.

Mike Modansky, senior wood products merchandiser for Home Depot, has explained that his stores don't carry it because the price "still is not at a level where I feel I am giving my customers value."

Other considerations include the lack of a track record for nail and screw holding, ability to withstand temperature changes and giving off toxic fumes if burned. Although it does not leach chemicals, researchers worry about a lack of testing and control.

Some environmentalists resist recycling plastic into products other than their original forms, saying that it encourages the use of virgin plas- tic. They maintain bottles should be recyled to bottles and jugs to jugs.

Peachtree \4'indows and Doors is one of the first building materials manufacturers to use a recycled wood substitute. Moistureshield. a composite of recycled plastic and waste wood fibers manufactured by Advanced [:nvironmental Recycling Technologies (AERT) in Arkansas and Texas, is being phased into their product line.

Peachtree uses the material as sills for its patio doors and entry door systems and in top and bottom door rails as a moisture barrier. Additional applications are planned.

"This composite material addresses a well defined need in our industry, specifically the moisture related problems associated with wood swelling, warping and rotting, " according to James R. Hewell Jr., Peachtree chairman and ceo.

"Peachtree and AERT are also making a significant contribution to the environment," Hewell said, "by converting two primarily waste materials into usable products which address consumer needs and can last for the lifetime of the home."

Moistureshield does not require chemical or preservative treatment and can be sanded, painted, drilled, screwed and sawn. lt is designed as an alternative to clear erades of old growth lumber.