Leggett & Platt uses significant amounts of recycled materials within our manufacturing processes. Additionally, many employee-partners have established recycling activities within their respective responsibility areas. Leggett's waste stream management focuses on maximizing recycling and minimizing the need to landfill.

Recycled Steel

• Close to a million tons of recycled scrap steel is used in the manufacture of Leggett & Platt products each year.

Recycled Urethane Foam

• Leggett incorporates several hundred million pounds of recycled urethane foam into the manufacture of new bonded carpet pad each year.

Recycled Paper & Cardboard

• The corrugated products used by Leggett & Platt for it's packaging material are made from approximately 80% of recycled material.

Reuse

• Over two million gallons of spent sulfuric acid from Leggett & Platt operations are used per year by municipalities for wastewater treatment or converted by Leggett & Platt into a fertilizer product.
• Lubricant recovery systems have reduced our lubricant requirement in our drawn wire operations by 25%; reducing annual landfill requirements over one-half million pounds.