Evidence-bound company brief · as of September 18, 2026

Lockheed Martin NYSE: LMT

Aerospace and defense manufacturing

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Public materials brief.

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 lbWaste generated in 2025

OpenSite, grade and buyer evidence

ScreeningNo commercial claim

As ofSeptember 18, 2026

Material inputs to resolve

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

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. 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.

Evidence register

2025 Sustainability Performance ReportLockheed Martinhttps://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/sustainability/disclosure-hub/2025/2025-Sustainability-Performance-Report-ADA.pdf
Disclosure hubLockheed Martinhttps://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/disclosure-hub/
Sustainability siteLockheed Martinhttps://sustainability.lockheedmartin.com/sustainability/index.html/

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.

Artifact metadata

Public briefArtifact ID: mt-lockheed-martin-20260917As of: 2026-09-18Public-facing metadata only

Machine-readable source manifest

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