Largely based on its successful Inkjet Cartridge Recycling Program, which has saved hundreds of thousands of wide-format inkjet cartridges from polluting landfills, LexJet’s new banner recycling program aims to significantly decrease the wide-format printing industry’s environmental impact and give each LexJet customer a competitive advantage in their market.

LexJet partnered with Trex Company® to develop the program, which allows participants to bag used banners printed on LexJet 3R DuPont Tyvek® SUV (solvent/UV-curable compatible) and mail them to Trex to be recycled into decking, railing, and fencing products. The envelopes used to mail the banners are also recycled.

“LexJet’s banner recycling program makes it easy for wide-format print shops to offer their customers a completely sustainable solution that is simple, practical, and economical,” says Jeff Leto, LexJet’s product manager. “Nothing is wasted in the process since the LexJet Tyvek SUV banners are sent directly to Trex from the print shop and recycled. This is a true life-cycle sustainability program since the banner material itself is manufactured to exacting environmental standards, is extremely lightweight, and is being sent to a viable recycling outlet for direct use in consumer products.”

How the Recycling Program Works:

Customers who use LexJet 3R DuPont Tyvek SUV in a graphics project – whether they’re LexJet Tyvek banners for a special event, trade show, or retail promotion – take the banners back after the project’s completion.

Package the used LexJet 3R DuPont Tyvek SUV banners in the pre-addressed recyclable UPS envelopes available from LexJet. Each envelope can handle about ten standard-sized banners. There is a small fee for each envelope to cover shipping and handling costs.

Send the envelope directly to Trex, which will recycle the contents of the envelope and the envelope itself into its recycled lumber products.

Print, install, and repeat.

LexJet’s banner recycling program is part of the company’s Environmental Management Services, which were developed for print shops to decrease their environmental impact and increase the range of sustainable products they can offer as graphics providers.

“We will continue to build onto successful programs that we know work well and are making a significant and positive difference for the environment and our customers,” says John Lane, LexJet’s vice president. “LexJet’s environmental programs will always be well-researched and fully developed before they’re launched, ensuring viable and marketable solutions for our customers.”

For more information about LexJet’s recycling programs and LexJet 3R DuPont Tyvek in solvent/UV-curable (SUV) and aqueous (TOUGHcoat) versions, contact a LexJet account specialist at 800-453-9538.

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LexJet is a one-stop, direct source for all kinds of equipment, materials, and software used to digitally print photographs, art, and commercial graphics. Dedicated to total convenience and personal customer service, LexJet provides one-day ground delivery to most of the continental United States, telephone and on-line ordering, highly trained account specialists, free and unlimited product and technical support, and extensive educational resources.

Trex Company is the country's largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking, railing, fencing and trim products, marketed under the brand name Trex®. Built on “green” principles and values, Trex makes its products from a unique formulation of reclaimed wood and plastic, combined through a proprietary process. Trex Company is headquartered in Winchester, Va., with manufacturing facilities in Fernley, Nev., and Winchester, Va.