2025 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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COMMUNITY RECYCLING THROUGH NEXTREX ®
NexTrex® Grassroots Movement
Our NexTrex® programs sit at the intersection of environmental stewardship and community engagement—making it easier for people to take part in the circular economy.
NexTrex® Grassroots Questionnaire to help identify strong leads and connect with new participants. A coordinated series of press releases further strengthened the program’s public presence and increased community awareness. We regularly promote the NexTrex® Grassroots Movement at schools, community organizations and state and regional recycling conferences to broaden participation. To help participants scale up their recycling, Trex provides options for them to acquire baling equipment, storage containers and collection site sheds. We also distribute promotional materials such as signage, press releases and collection bins to help launch new locations. Once 20,000-40,000 pounds of PE film are collected at a drop-off location, we transport the materials to a Trex facility and provide a cash rebate to the participating organization.
By connecting with schools, local organizations and community groups, NexTrex® removes logistical barriers to recycling PE film and channels this material to our facilities, where it becomes high-quality, long-lasting composite decking. Through initiatives such as the Grassroots Movement and the Plastic Recycling Challenge, we broaden access to recycling infrastructure and build practical awareness of how to recycle plastic bags and films. Our NexTrex® program empowers people of all ages to contribute meaningfully to waste reduction and enjoy the environmental and social benefits that come from responsible recycling.
Tailored for organizations that may not meet the volume criteria for commercial recycling, the NexTrex® Grassroots Movement makes community recycling more widely accessible. The program added 38 new centralized drop-off sites in 2025, raising the total to 116 locations for recycling PE film in collaboration with municipalities, nonprofits and other qualifying community organizations. In 2025, NexTrex® Grassroots partners recycled more than 4 million pounds of waste PE, a 67% increase over the 2.4 million pounds collected in 2024. We attribute this expansion to the continued growth of the NexTrex® Grassroots team, including the addition of a Collection Development Representative to support new locations and broaden program reach. We expanded our focus on nonprofits and welcomed our first universities to the program, while launching the
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6.5M+ In 2025, we recycled more than 6.5 million pounds of waste PE collected by schools, community groups and Grassroots locations through NexTrex®— a 24% increase from 2024.
EXPANDING COMMUNITY PLASTIC FILM RECYCLING Clean Up – Give Back, an environmental nonprofit based in the Chicagoland area, began with a simple question from the community: How can we responsibly recycle pliable plastic? After researching the challenges associated with plastic film, the organization launched a Plastic Bag & Film Drive in collaboration with NexTrex®. What started as a small initiative quickly grew into a year-round regional movement. Participation has increased dramatically, with total material recovered rising from 550 pounds in 2020 to 30,250 pounds in 2025 through collaborations with schools, churches, businesses and community groups. Success has been driven by accessibility and community ownership. Student-decorated bins are placed in workplaces, schools, churches and libraries, while 24/7 drop-off locations and commercial- scale bins make participation easy.
“We are grateful for Trex taking used pliable plastic and upcycling this
material into beautiful decking, keeping harmful plastic out of landfills. It’s our pleasure to educate communities about the process and show that everyone can play a role in protecting the environment.”
Donna Adam Executive Director, Clean Up – Give Back
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