Green

Environmental Green FYI's

Get to know A.E.R.T.'s unique recycling process with a few green FYI's:

MoistureShield decking and accessories are made with:
- 38% post consumer recycled content
- 57% pre-consumer recycled content
- 95% total recycled content
No new trees are cut down to make MoistureShield Decking.
Conserves resources for the future.
Our process stops over 270 million pounds of trash from entering landfills every year – that is 36 football fields of trash, each stacked 10 ft. high!
- We save over 5.3 trillion BTUs of energy per year.
We are concerned with skyrocketing gas prices as much as you. Our process saves 1 million gallons a year.
Not only does a 12´ x 12´ MoistureShield deck save 110 gallons of gas, but it also reduces greenhouse gas by 619 lbs. CO2 equivalent.
The plastic and wood A.E.R.T. recycles annually is comparable to taking 54,000 vehicles off the road.
LEED for Homes (v1.11a) awards points to projects for using Environmentally Preferable Products like MoistureShield® Decking.
- Section MR2-B provides 0.5 point for including a deck containing 25% post consumer recycled content.
- Double Points: USGBC staff have suggested that builders request an additional 0.5 point for innovation and going beyond the requirements based on MoistureShield’s high post-consumer recycled content.

What Goes Into MoistureShield Decking

MoistureShield’s parent company, Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (A.E.R.T.), located in Springdale, AR, is a leading plastics recycler and manufacturer of green composite building products. Our state-of-the-art 70,000 square-foot plastic recycling facility washes, cleans and separates polyethylene food packaging and wrapping films for the raw materials in our decking products. Even the building itself is designed with LEED certifications, with no storm water discharged from the site and no potable water, used in the manufacturing process. The energy efficient design includes a habitat for protected species and low emissions. It’s why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded us with the EPA Region 6 “Partnership for Environmental Excellence” Award.