Industry Recognition

“Green” has always been a way of life for Trex. Industry experts commonly regard Trex as the environmentally sound choice for decking, railing and other outdoor living products. As a proud member of the U.S. Green Buliding Council, we’re continually working to improve the American way of life.

Trex has received numerous environmental awards, including:

International Code Council Evaluation Service Seal
US Green Building Council Member Seal
 
  • Washingtonian magazine’s 2013 Green Award honored Trex for working to improve the environment and encourage eco-friendly livingWashingtonian Green Giant Award
  • Green Builder Media’s 2013 Reader’s Choice
    Awards names Trex first in eco-friendliness.
    More than 40% of readers who voted selected Trex
    decking as the “greenest” in the industry
  • The Governor of Virginia's Environmental Award
    for "impressive tonnage of recycled grocery
    bags and pallet wrap kept out landfills"
  • Connecticut College's Inherit the Earth Gold
    Medal for "demonstrating that business can be
    profitable, while meeting the needs of
    environmental sustainability"
  • The Governor of Virginia's Environmental
    Excellence First-place Award for "Outstanding
    Environmental Projects" (twice received)
  • The "Excellence in Plastics Recycling"
    award from the Society of Plastic
    Engineers Recycling Division
  • Trex is the first company in the
    wood-alternative decking industry to
    receive an International Code Council
    Evaluation Service® (ICC-ES)* SAVE
    Verification for Recycled Content. This
    independent third party verification
    confirms that, with a minimum of 95.4%
    recycled content, Trex composite products
    really are as green as it gets.
    (Excludes Trex Escapes®)