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Environmentally Friendly
All the ingredients we use are being re-used.
The same process we use to make our products is also environmentally responsible. Trex® is made from about 50 percent recycled and reclaimed plastic, and 50 percent reclaimed wood. These materials would otherwise go unused in landfills. Using sustainable materials and green manufacturing processes is a policy that touches everything we do.
Recycling Facts
- Trex keeps some 300,000 tons of plastic and wood scrap out of landfills every year.
- that comes to about 600,000,000 pounds saved annually
- NO TREES ARE CUT DOWN for the purpose of making Trex. Our wood comes from:
- reclaimed wood from woodworking operations
- used pallets
- sawdust (300 million pounds a year)
- Trex recycles all forms of polyethylene.
- Trex is one of the largest plastic bag recyclers in the United States.
- Grocery/Retail/Drug Stores
- 7 out of every10 recycled grocery bags in the U.S. end up at Trex (about 1.5 billion per year)
- Industrial Accounts
- Agricultural Operations
- Food & Beverage plants
- Government agencies
- Colleges & Universities
- Bulk Pellets/Flake & Densified
- Our manufacturing process is as green as our final product.
- Trailers are hydraulically powered with vegetable-based oil
- Our proprietary processing method eliminates smokestacks
- Factory runoff/refuse is recycled back into the manufacturing line
- As much as possible, Trex packaging is made from recycled paper and plastic.
- We regularly seek out third-party audits to make sure we’re continuously improving our green practices while meeting all environmental, health and safety guidelines and regulations.
Green Projects and Affiliations
- Trex has been included in national environmental projects such as:
- the BASF Near Zero Energy Home in Paterson, NJ
- the Solar Decathlon, a collegiate green building competition
- the National Building Museum's "The Green House" exhibit in Washington, D.C.
- Maui Wildlife Refuge Complex, Kealia Pond NWR in Hawaii
- Point Defiance Zoo, Theater and Kids Zone in Tacoma, WA
Trex Recycling Programs
- Trex offers a complete recycling solution for all your recyclables.
- Trex recycles:
- post-consumer
- post-industrial
- post-commercial plastics
- Trex is a member of the:
- Association of Post Consumer Plastics
- SWANA
- Progressive Bag Affiliates
- The Society of Plastics Industry
- Trex sponsors several community-based recycling programs.
- Our commitment to salvaging and reusing materials begins at the local level, with the sponsorship of several community-based recycling programs at major national grocery and retail chains.
- Trex has joined with Penn Jersey Paper and Goodwill Industries to launch the BagSmart™ program, a comprehensive initiative to help consumers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey recycle and reuse plastic bags — thus reducing their impact on the local environment.
- The Plastic Bag Challenge program has seen great success among schools in Virginia, Georgia and Northeast areas.
- School-wide competitions are held to see who can collect the most plastic bags to recycle with Trex.
- Kids get excited and interested in recycling early. Participating schools compete to collect the most plastic bags to be recycled by Trex and reused in their communities.
- If you would like Trex to help start a local recycling program in your community, school or university, contact us at recycle@trex.com.
Industry Recognition
- Trex was one of the first recipients of the Green Award, presented by Winslow Management Company to companies that make positive contributions to both the environment and their shareholders.
- Magazine and newspaper articles commonly regard Trex as the environmentally sound choice for decking, railing, and fencing.
- Trex has received numerous environmental awards, including:
- Winslow Management Company's Green Award for companies that positively contribute to both the environment and their shareholders
- Connecticut College's Inherit the Earth Gold Medal for "demonstrating that business can be profitable, while meeting the needs of environmental sustainability"
- The "Excellence in Plastics Recycling" Award from the Society of Plastic Engineers Recycling Division
- The Governor of Virginia's Environmental Excellence First-place Award for "Outstanding Environmental Projects" (twice received)
- The Governor of Virginia's Environmental Award for "impressive tonnage of recycled grocery bags and pallet wrap kept out of landfills"
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