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Buckles, D-rings, zips, feet and clasps. Recycled brass, zinc alloy and aluminium are all commercially available.
Not for plated finishes marketed as sustainable without disclosing the plating chemistry.
The most overlooked component in a bag’s material story and often the heaviest by weight. Recycled content in metal is well established and inexpensive to verify, yet hardware is routinely excluded from a brand’s material claims. If your product carries a recycled-content percentage, state whether hardware is inside or outside that calculation.
