AZEK turns on sustainability microsite

Scranton, Pa.-based AZEK Building Products, manufacturer of PVC decking, trim and other building products, launched a microsite with its parent company CPG. The site will present the company's views on the environmental impact of various building materials during the entire lifecycle of the product.

“We feel the new microsite will help us clear up some misperceptions about PVC-based building materials," said Kristen Nicholas, manager of channel marketing for AZEK.

The CPG microsite is www.CPGgreeninitiative.com.

“We are diligently working to develop our own corporate ‘cradle-to-grave’ building systems that reduce landfill costs, fossil fuel use and the total carbon footprint of our operations and products,” Nicholas said.

AZEK has established realistic and achievable environmental goals for our manufacturing and business practices,” Nicholas said.  From a recycling standpoint, AZEK’s manufacturing facilities re-grind materials to eliminate factory scrap, and AZEK products are recyclable.  Although not all regions have an infrastructure at this time to recycle PVC, the tide seems to be turning that way. “We are confident that in the years ahead, even though AZEK product warranties extend for 25 years or longer, if there is a need to recycle AZEK products, there will be PVC recycling programs more widely available.”