For Trex®, (https://landscapearchitect.com/products/listing.php?id=10352) a decking and railing brand leader, every day is Earth Day. From commercial recycling partnerships to eco-friendly manufacturing, Trex sets the scene with green – helping schools, businesses and homeowners preserve and protect the environment.


"Being green is in our DNA," said Jim Cline, president and CEO. "Our company was built upon sustainable principles more than 25 years ago – and we continue that legacy today with numerous community initiatives nationwide."

In honor of environmental protection, Trex donated decking boards for the LOVE sculpture commissioned by Airlie, a Virginia estate, hotel and conference center where the idea for Earth Day was originally introduced.

In 1969, Senator Gaylord Nelson first introduced his idea for Earth Day to students participating in a conference at Airlie, leading to the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970 in cities across the country.

Earth Day also marked the end of the 2015-16 Trex Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge. This encouraged elementary, middle and high school students to collect plastic bags and other types of polyethylene plastic for the chance to win the company's products for their schools.

A record number of 575 schools participated in this year's program, collecting 213,389 pounds of plastic film. Instead of going into landfills, that plastic waste was converted into decking.