Trex Sustainability

From our beginning, Trex has been rooted in eco-conscious products and practices. Built from a recycling solution, Trex has expanded on our origins to build toward a greener future for generations to come.

Seeing More Value in Sustainability

Trex was founded on the premise that ingenuity can help us extract value from what was once seen as waste. Today we are the largest manufacturer of high-performance, low-maintenance, eco-conscious outdoor living products and the world’s #1 brand of wood-alternative decking. With a commitment to making our decking from reclaimed and recycled materials since our inception, we’re seeing more value in sustainability as we continue to build a better tomorrow with our customers.

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Driving Positive Sustainable Change Through Innovation

95%

Composite decking raw materials sourced from recycled and reclaimed sources since inception

967 Million

Pounds of reclaimed wood and PE film sourced for use in our products

52,000+

Hours of leadership, onboarding, and professional development training completed by employees

~99%

Process water recycled annually by closed-loop recirculation systems at our Virginia and Nevada manufacturing facilities

Read Our 2025 Sustainability Report

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Keeping the Planet Greener

Harvesting virgin wood contributes to deforestation, habitat destruction, and increased carbon emissions, significantly impacting the environment. At Trex, our composite decking is made from up to 95% recycled and reclaimed materials—doing our part in being eco-consious.

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Our Corporate Values in Practice

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Designing Sustainably

With more than three decades of product innovation, we design our products for the environment, performance and beauty. Our composite decking is made from 95% recycled and reclaimed materials.

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Operating Responsibly

Our teams focus on enhancing efficiency across our facilities, including production, transportation, packaging, waste and water usage. As our production expands, we remain committed to responsible operations.

See How We're Growing Sustainably

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Empowering Our People

Trex is built on our employees’ talent and drive, fueling our products and sustainability efforts. We foster rewarding careers through commitment to equal opportunity, competitive compensation and growth opportunities.

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Engaging with Communities

We succeed when our people and communities thrive. We contribute to building strong and healthy communities through our recycling programs, employee volunteer efforts and charitable donations.

See How We're Giving Back

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Committed to Circularity

We believe that the planet is something we all need to take care of, which is why we created the NexTrex grassroots movement. With NexTrex, we partner with communities to recycle and reclaim plastic and promote environmental awareness. Plastic recycled is used to make our award winning and eco-conscious Trex composite decking— so we're all doing our part in staying green.

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Recognition

For more than 30 years, we’ve operated for the good of our employees, communities, customers, investors and planet. We’re honored to have earned recognition for our sustainability efforts, demonstrating our leadership within the composite decking sector.

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¹Trex received the highest numerical score in the proprietary Lifestory Research 2025 America's Most Trusted® Outdoor Decking study. Study results are based on experiences and perceptions of people surveyed. Your experiences may vary. Visit www.lifestoryresearch.com.