Peerless Fence is proud to offer a selection of environmentally friendly products through multiple manufacturers. Read below for more information on how you can not only get a great looking fence, but go green doing it.

Steel Montage®

Green Manufacturing
Sustainable Recycled Steel

Ameristar Fence Products has long been a leading manufacturer in the area of environmental responsibility. We are leading the industry in programs and practices in all areas of manufacturing that reduce our carbon footprint and demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship.

• Montage is produced from 100% domestic steel
• Montage is produced from steel containing up to 97% recycled content
• Montage packaging material contains a minimum of 66% recycled content
• Montage coating process greatly reduces and in some cases, eliminates emissions of harmful gases into the atmosphere
• Ameristar constantly monitors air emissions, storm water runoff and waste water discharge
• Recycle programs for all scrap steel, scrap aluminum, wood, cardboard, plastic scrap, paper and oil products
• Developed programs for reduction of energy consumption

Ameristar has invested tens of millions of dollars in the areas of technological improvements to allow us to reduce our energy consumption and our carbon footprint. Ameristar will continue to make these investments well into the future

More Montage LEED info

Vinyl (Bufftech)

Understanding the role of CertainTeed Fence/Railing/Decking in meeting Green Building Standards

CertainTeed supports sustainable building and manufacturing practices with our comprehensive line of environmentally friendly fence, railing and decking products. CertainTeed fence, railing and decking is 99% recyclable and does not require chemical treatment or painting. Our composite railing is made of 40-75% recycled material, and our vinyl products contain at least 10% internally recycled material. In addition, CertainTeed fence, railing and deck products feature a long life span and low maintenance, which helps to conserve natural resources.

Green Facts:

• CertainTeed fence, railing and decking products are 99% recyclable.
• Our composite railing is made of 40-75% recycled material.
• Our vinyl fence, railing and decking products contain at least 10% internally recycled materials.
• CertainTeed's vinyl fence, railing and decking products feature a minimum 30-year product life and low maintenance.
• CertainTeed's composite products feature a minimum 25-year product life and low maintenance.
• None of our fence, railing and decking products require chemical treatment or painting.
• All CertainTeed fence, railing and decking products are non-porous, and will not develop mold or rot.
• Our fence, railing and decking manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York, is built on a brownfield site and uses 100% hydropower.
• The Buffalo plant uses a closed loop water system that saves more than 372,000,000 gallons of water per year. Water used in the manufacturing process is self-contained and re-used; it is not released into the environment.
• CertainTeed has a strong recycling program that includes cardboard, paper, oil, metals (i.e., steel and aluminum), plastics and wood.

Trex

The same process we use to make our products is also environmentally responsible. Trex® is made from about 50 percent recycled and reclaimed plastic, and 50 percent reclaimed wood. These materials would otherwise go unused in landfills. Using sustainable materials and green manufacturing processes is a policy that touches everything we do.

Recycling Facts

• Trex keeps some 300,000 tons of plastic and wood scrap out of landfills every year.
  - that comes to about 600,000,000 pounds saved annually
  
• NO TREES ARE CUT DOWN for the purpose of making Trex. Our wood comes from:
  - reclaimed wood from woodworking operations
  - used pallets
  - sawdust (300 million pounds a year)
  
• Trex recycles all forms of polyethylene.
• Trex is one of the largest plastic bag recyclers in the United States.
  - Grocery/Retail/Drug Stores - 7 out of every 10 recycled grocery bags in the U.S. end up at Trex (about 1.5 billion per year)
  - Industrial Accounts
  - Agricultural Operations
  - Food & Beverage plants
  - Government agencies
  - Colleges & Universities
  - Bulk Pellets/Flake & Densified
  
• Our manufacturing process is as green as our final product.
  - Trex trailers used to transport wood dust utilize vegetable-based oil hydraulics
  - Our proprietary processing method eliminates smokestacks
  - Factory runoff/refuse is recycled back into the manufacturing line
  
• As much as possible, Trex packaging is made from recycled paper and plastic.
• We regularly seek out third-party audits to make sure we’re continuously improving our green practices while meeting all environmental, health and safety guidelines and regulations.

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