Engaging with Communities
Making a positive impact in the communities we call home is essential to Trex. We contribute to building stronger and healthier communities through our recycling programmes, employee volunteer efforts and charitable donations.
Teaming Up With Our Neighbours
NexTrex® Community
As one of the largest recyclers of POE film in North America, we feel a deep sense of responsibility to raise consumer awareness about the importance of recycling. We believe that for the circular economy to be achieved, everyone needs access to participate. Otherwise, items like plastic bags will continue to be sent to landfill and not recycled and returned to productive uses like the manufacture of Trex products.
NexTrex® Partners
Through our community outreach and collection programmes, NexTrex® Grassroots Movement and the annual Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, we partner with municipalities, non-profits, small businesses and schools to promote environmental awareness, mobilise grassroots action and make POE film recycling more accessible throughout the continental United States and Alaska. In 2023, we recycled more than 3.1 million pounds of waste POE from community sources through these two programmes.
Investing in Our Communities
Trex and our employees support a broad array of charitable organisations through donations and volunteering. Together, we contributed more than $410,000 to community causes in 2023.
Partnering With United Way
Through our longstanding support of United Way, we help improve health, education and financial stability in local communities. United Way of Northern Shenandoah, VA, honoured us with a 2023 Gold Award as the branch’s largest contributor for the 15th consecutive year.
Breaking Down Barriers
We’re proud of our ongoing partnership with NW Works, a nonprofit that bridges the employment gap for people with disabilities and barriers to employment. We are working to transition more NW Works employees to full-time employment with us.
Seeing More Value in Sustainability
Discover the environmental wins of Trex decking in our 2023 Sustainability Report.
