# Lockheed Martin

> Lockheed Martin's reported waste data is a disciplined starting point for residual screening, but aerospace qualification, hazardous-waste controls and program boundaries make generic circularity language unusable.

- Industry: Aerospace & Defense
- Collection: Active
- Processes: Recycling, Incineration
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/lockheed-martin

## Material inputs to resolve

Aerospace and defense manufacturing

Lockheed reports 6,253,258 pounds of waste generated and 737,701 pounds recycled in 2025, equal to 54% recycled in the report boundary. The numbers establish a reporting baseline, not material eligibility for a flight-critical or defense program.

**6.25M lb** Waste generated in 2025

**Open** Site, grade and buyer evidence

**Screening** No commercial claim

**As of** September 18, 2026

- Manufacturing residuals and offcuts
- Hazardous and regulated material streams

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Recycled material under approved controls
- Regulated disposal where recovery is not viable

**First decision:** Material composition, hazardous classification, program restrictions and qualified outlet.

## What is disclosed

Lockheed's 2025 report presents waste-generated, recycled, landfill and incineration metrics and notes hazardous-waste disposal requirements.

#### What remains unproven

The public report does not identify alloy, composite, coating, program, security, recycler or approval data.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Material composition, hazardous classification, program restrictions and qualified outlet. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Manufacturing residuals and offcuts | Composition and specification | Recycled material under approved controls | Site, volume and buyer evidence |
| Hazardous and regulated material streams | Condition and logistics | Regulated disposal where recovery is not viable | Yield and destination evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Non-flight-critical residual screen

Start with a controlled, non-flight-critical stream whose identity and custody are visible.

**Next evidence:** Material composition, hazardous classification, program restrictions and qualified outlet.

#### Qualification path

Separate disclosed company activity from a usable commercial lane.

**Next evidence:** Named site, product grade and technical owner.

#### Commercial boundary

Do not infer customer demand from corporate reporting.

**Next evidence:** Buyer specification, commercial terms and approval.

## Evidence register

- **2025 Sustainability Performance Report** Lockheed Martin https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/sustainability/disclosure-hub/2025/2025-Sustainability-Performance-Report-ADA.pdf [1]
- **Disclosure hub** Lockheed Martin https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/disclosure-hub/ [2]
- **Sustainability site** Lockheed Martin https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/index.html/ [3]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: Material composition, hazardous classification, program restrictions and qualified outlet.

## Sources

- [1] 2025 Sustainability Performance Report - https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/sustainability/disclosure-hub/2025/2025-Sustainability-Performance-Report-ADA.pdf
- [2] Disclosure hub - https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/disclosure-hub/
- [3] Sustainability site - https://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/index.html/

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