As Trex Company Inc. celebrates 30 years of innovation and impact, the company has announced the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report. Trex was the first company to bring wood composite decking to the market, creating an entirely new category of circular decking.
Over the past three decades, many have imitated, but Trex remains the global leader, continuing to define and perfect composite decking made from 95 percent recycled and reclaimed wood and plastic film. The report highlights Trex’s unique commitment to the quality, durability and sustainability of its products.
“The Trex magic lies in transforming reclaimed and recycled materials into premium, enduring products that elevate outdoor living. Creating beautiful, low-maintenance spaces where people can gather, relax and experience life outside in comfort and style,” said Trex Company President and CEO Adam D. Zambanini. “Trex designs for the people who use our products today and for those who will inherit them tomorrow.”
For 30 years, Trex has consistently designed its products not only for today’s customers, but for the generations who will use them in the future. Quality, longevity, sustainability and innovation are at the heart of Trex products. Each product is engineered for performance, designed for beauty and built to enhance outdoor living for years to come.
“The enduring success of Trex is rooted in integrity with an unwavering commitment that inspires trust, drives innovation and shapes everything we build,” said Amy Fernandez, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer of Trex Company. “Our 2025 report demonstrates how principled, ethical leadership is the foundation for our business, fostering long-term relationships based on trust.”
Highlights in the 2025 Report include:
- Circular Materials Leadership: Trex is one of North America’s largest recyclers of waste plastic film. Since its founding, the company has upcycled more than 6.4 billion pounds of waste plastic film.
- NexTrex Recycling Network: Expanded to more than 15,300 retail locations, collecting over 353 million pounds of waste polyethylene film in 2025 through partnerships with retailers and consumers.
- NexTrex Grassroots Movement: Trex makes recycling accessible to more and more communities. The program added 38 new centralized drop-off sites in 2025, recycling a record amount of waste plastic film and promoting recycling in numerous schools and community organizations.
- Climate & Operations: Trex manufacturing operations reduced total energy use by 3 percent and energy intensity by 5 percent compared to 2024 – part of an ongoing program to lower its operational footprint.
- Employee Development: Trex invested significantly in employee training and development. Employees completed over 52,000 hours of training across leadership development, compliance, onboarding and technical skills.
- Community investment: Trex grows alongside the communities it calls home. Through charitable giving, employee volunteering and partnerships, Trex and its employees directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to community causes and continued a long-standing partnership with United Way.
- External Recognition: Named to Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies and received multiple honors, including Green Builder Sustainable Product of the Year, a Greater Good Award for Trex Select decking, Large Business of the Year from the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber and the Reworld Waste Sustainability Award.
The full 2025 Sustainability Report is available at www.trex.com/why-trex/sustainability.
