FTC Enforcement, Renew Plastics

New Plastics Corp: Rethinking Green Materials in Architectural Design

Cases and Proceedings as follows. In the Matter of N.E.W. Plastics Corp., a corporation, doing business as Renew Plastics

FTC Order, Stop making false claims...

Company’s Green Claims for Plastic Lumber Misleading

FTC Order Requires Firm to Have Distributors Take Down Ads With Unsupported Claims.
A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and recyclability of two of its brands of plastic lumber.

 “Consumers deserve to know the truth about the products they are buying,”

FTC Settlement, Company claims not TRUE!

Are your green claims clean? Knock on wood.  

Consumers have another choice these days: plastic lumber, which is often used in decking, fences, outdoor furniture, etc. Wisconsin-based N.E.W. Plastics Corporation (you may know them as Renew Plastics) manufactures two lines of plastic lumber - Evolve and Trimax - and touts their environmental benefits.