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Trex Company Named a 2023 Eco-Leader by Green Builder Media
“Our Eco-Leaders program recognizes corporations that are confronting environmental challenges by creating innovative solutions for product development, manufacturing, supply chain management, community engagement, and reducing their environmental footprint,” said
Sustainability at the Core
Trex invented composite decking more than 30 years ago as a way to reduce waste generated from plastic bags. The company uses a proprietary mix of recycled polyethylene plastic film and reclaimed wood scrap, which accounts for 95% of the material in its world-famous decking. Additionally, approximately 40% of the aluminum used in Trex railing products is from recycled sources.
One of the largest recyclers of plastic film packaging in
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Eco-friendly Manufacturing Processes
Trex employs a manufacturing process that is as green as its finished products. For instance, the company uses vegetable oil instead of petroleum-based fluids in some hydraulic systems and prioritizes process water reuse in closed loop systems, thereby lowering its consumption of water. Utilizing bi-coastal factories reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Trex also works with suppliers to reduce environmental impact across the supply chain, using post-consumer and post-industrial content in raw materials and purchasing finished goods where possible.
Education and Outreach
Through the company’s award-winning NexTrex® Recycling Program, Trex works with approximately 32,000 stores nationwide to provide consumers with opportunities to responsibly dispose of plastic shopping bags and polyethylene film used to wrap products and pallets, and repurpose that material into Trex composite decking. Trex also supports a multitude of recycling solutions at the local level, and continues to expand its support of green initiatives in communities across the country. Over the past 16 years, the company’s annual Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge has educated and engaged thousands of students across the country in recycling. In 2022, participants in Trex’s school and community recycling initiatives helped to give new life to nearly 2 million pounds of discarded plastic film, setting a new record for the NexTrex program.
Further elevating Trex as a leader among this year’s
“At Trex, sustainability is not just a buzzword – it’s a founding principle of our company and a core value that we live and breathe every day,” noted Adkins. “Even as our business expands, we remain focused on creating positive change in the world by innovating to reduce our environmental impact, support our employees, strengthen our communities and govern our business with the utmost integrity.”
Earlier this year, Trex earned top honors in the Green Builder Media Brand Index for 2023 and was named the Sustainable Brand Leader in the decking category, a title it has held all 13 years of Green Builder’s Reader’s Choice program. Additionally, the brand’s newly launched Trex Transcend® Lineage™ decking line was recognized by the Green Builder editorial staff among the 50 most Sustainable Products of the Year.
Trex and the other 2023 Eco Leaders are highlighted in the July/August issue of
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Sustainable Trex Composite Decking
Sustainable Trex Composite Decking
Source: Trex Company, Inc