- Increased channel inventories in the third quarter of 2022 requiring cost structure alignment with demand.
- Decline in demand from distribution partners in late June 2022 due to economic factors.
Trex Company, Inc.
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2022 reporting, Trex Company, Inc. disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 132.8K metric tons CO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
132.8K metric tons CO2e/year
2022
Water Usage
14.3K million gals/year (197 million from public supply 14.085 billion recycled)
2022
Waste
18.4K tons/year (non-hazardous disposed) 3864 tons/year (non-hazardous recycled)
2022
Energy Use
415.5K MWh/year
2022
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 132.8K metric tons CO2e/year |
| 2021 | 124.1K MTCO2e |
| 2020 | 120.4K tCO2e/year (Scope 1 and 2) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Diverted and recycled more than 5 billion pounds of recycled polyethylene (PE) film since inception.
- Recycled 337 million pounds of waste polyethylene (PE) film in 2022.
- Reduced total energy use by 3% compared with 2021.
- Reduced total non-hazardous waste disposed by 27% to 18,440 tons in 2022.
- Increased recycling of non-hazardous waste by 48% to 3,864 tons in 2022.
- Recycled 99% of water used at Virginia and Nevada manufacturing facilities.
- Reduced paper use by 475,000 pounds by replacing a 60-page product brochure with a digital QR code mailer.
- Transitioned one product to a new packaging design using 27% less material, eliminating nearly 4,000 pounds of strapping and more than 640 pounds of labels per year.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Develop a target-setting strategy for increased energy efficiency and reductions in GHG emissions.
- Launch similar construction scrap collection efforts with other projects.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Environmental StewardshipEmployee Well-being and Diversity, Equity & InclusionCommunity EngagementCorporate Governance