MANAGING OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
How Hilti does our part to
care for the environment
Recovering used tools
and giving them new
purpose
Many Hilti tools still have years of life left
in them when a customer returns or trades
them in. We rescue 1,200 of these tools
annually. After refurbishing them, they are
donated to nonprofit organizations to assist
in things like rebuilding efforts.
Recycling
our tools
In the U.S. and Canada, we recover and
recycle nearly 1 million pounds of tools a
year. We recycle our tools as well as any
competitive trade-ins we receive.
• In the U.S., Hilti recycles 900,000 lbs. of
recovered tools annually
• In Canada, we recycle almost 75,000 lbs.
of recovered tools annually
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Battery recycling
Over 55,000 lbs. of batteries are recycled
annually to help ensure these products
don’t end up in landfills leaching chemicals
and heavy metals into soil, groundwater,
lakes and streams.
• Program is designed to accept any
competitor’s battery
Minimizing disposal of
damaged or expired
chemical products
This begins with ensuring waste is cut
before it starts by actively managing the
product development process to avoid
unnecessary production waste. Through an
aggressive control program, Hilti Group has
a scrap rate of 0.06 percent.
Green Building
programs
Hilti offers over 100 products including
firestop, adhesive anchors, mechanical
anchors, direct fastening, screw fastening,
and installation systems that qualify for
credit on LEED V3, LEED V4, and Living
Building Challenge Projects.