WPC Has Many Advantages over Traditional Wood Plastic lumber has several advantages over hardwood in addition to the fact that a lot of it is recycled. Traditional wood can warp, splinter, crack, degrade, and rot. The local termite population also might drop in and make that new lumber its next gourmet meal. Then there is the added cost and trouble of maintaining a wood material; you have to repaint and reseal it every so often. WPC has none of the above liabilities. Our products are 100% green and environment friendly. Acid and alkali resistant, water and fire resistant, unaffected by bacteria, worms, insects, fungi or rodents, formaldehyde free, high strength, 100% recyclable and toxic free. Compared with the traditional wood, our WPC products are really stiff and elastic.