Environmental Sustainability

RE: Recycled Content and Recyclability

The Wagner Companies – an ISO 9001:2015 Certified company – has been in the metal business since 1850. Presently, Wagner manufactures handrail fittings and metal products for architectural and industrial applications. We have a large inventory of raw materials and over 5,500 stock items in steel, brass, bronze, aluminum, and stainless steel.

As a metal component manufacturer and supplier, The Wagner Companies is in a unique situation – nearly all of our products are made from some percentage of pre- and post-consumer recycled material. An inherent property of all metal products is that they can be recycled after their intended use is no longer required.

Due to the number of material suppliers and the various types of processes used to produce the raw materials that Wagner utilizes, it is difficult to determine an exact percentage of recycled material in each part. However, we do have minimum recycled content percentages attributed to each type of material. The following are those minimum percentages for parts produced by Wagner:

Steel – 25% total recycled content, minimum
Stainless Steel – 75% total recycled content, minimum
Aluminum – 60% total recycled content, minimum
Brass and Bronze – 95% total recycled content, minimum

The Wagner Companies is concerned and will continue to make efforts to lessen its impact on the environment and the earth’s natural resources. If you have questions about our products or how they may qualify for LEED certifications on your project, please contact us at (888) 243-6914.

For copies of The Wagner Companies 2015 catalog or information on any products or services, go to www.wagnercompanies.com or click here to request a catalog.

Sincerely,

Mike Dover
President