Trex program recycles plastic bags, film and turn them into composite decking and outdoor products By Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone, via Thursday, August 1, 2024 ...

Originally, the NexTrex program required communities to collect 500 pounds of plastic within six months to earn a bench. That goal has since been updated to 1,000 pounds within a 12-month period.

Both benches will be made by Trex, a company that manufactures outdoor furniture using recyclable plastics. The 48-inch bench has armrests and a slatted backboard. It is manufactured in the U.S.

That said, some manufacturers produce garden benches very similar to yours that have plastic lumber seats and are 4 to 6 and even 8 feet long. How do they do it? In some cases, there are three leg ...

The clubs have teamed with Trex, a recycled materials manufacturer of wood-alternative outdoor items, to produce a total of four benches made from recycled plastic bags, for use in St. Charles.

Showing the recycled plastic bench members of the Hunterdon Hoppers 4-H Club earned and donated to the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair are (from left) Louisa Cole, club leader and a ...

The plastic is then shipped off to a company that makes outdoor products, like benches. “It’s good, heavy plastic and I didn’t think that the city would turn it down by not taking them.

Today I present to you a true story, and an amazing opportunity to participate in a meaningful and relatively easy program to earn a bench for your nonprofit. In November of 2023, a partnership ...

The city of Merriam is one of the latest local beneficiaries of a program in which plastic bags are recycled as free park benches. To make it happen, the city collected about 1,000 pounds of ...

The plastic is then shipped off to a company that makes outdoor products, like benches. "It's good, heavy plastic and I didn't think that the city would turn it down by not taking them.