Recycled Plastic comparison chart.
Look how recycled plastic products perform!


			Recycled	Natural	    Treated	Steel	   Aluminum	Concrete
			 Plastic	Lumber	    Lumber

Requires maintenance	  Never 	Required    Optional	Required   Never	Optional
(paint, stain, etc.)

Won’t split, splinter, 	  Never		Poor	    Poor	Poor	   Never	Poor
peel, crack, or blister			

Rusts, rots, or decays    Never		Poor	    Fair	Poor       Never	Poor

Resistance to vandalism   Excellent	Poor        Poor	Fair	   Poor		Poor

Impervious to moisture,   Excellent	Poor	    Fair - Poor	Poor       Excellent    Excellent
unaffected

Environmentally 	  Excellent	Fair	    Poor	Fair	   Excellent	Fair
friendly and non-toxic

Long term cost savings    Excellent	Poor        Poor	Poor	   Fair		Fair
forecast

Recyclable		  Excellent	Poor        Poor	Fair       Excellent	Poor

Impervious to insects,    Excellent	Poor        Fair	Good	   Excellent  	Excellent 
mold, mildew

Contains chemicals,       None		No	    Poor	Fair       None		None
possible leaking