Eco-friendly locks?

[ARF-GEF]

Do you guys(&girls?) know of any lock, padlock which is made respecting the environment?

Or even a lockmaker which particularly emphasises protecting the environment in any way?
I know this is not most people's Nr.1 priority, but I think it can be important and it is for many people.


I only know about Abus making a dedicated very Eco friendly padlock line: the Ecolution range.
Some of their normal range also have an environment friendly UL validation (E.g. 83/55)

A quick goggling didn't show much: "zinggreenproducts" make eco friendly padlocks and a company called "Brady". But only Abus seems to be a serious player.
That's all.
So I'm curious if there is something else out there.

[billdeserthills]

Ooh Ooh,
How about Baldwin? Since they have moved all of their manufacturing and
coloring processes to china, they are working hard to keep those dangerous
chemicals out of America!
I feel so much safer now!

[GWiens2001]

Ooh Ooh,
How about Baldwin? Since they have moved all of their manufacturing and
coloring processes to china, they are working hard to keep those dangerous
chemicals out of America!
I feel so much safer now!

Just like Banggood! No wonder you recommend them.

Does it count when makers of large padlocks use them to knock environmentalists into a coma so there is nobody to complain about pollution?

Gordon

[kwoswalt99-]

http://www.ruko.com/en/site/rukocom/about-ruko/environment/

[Jacob Morgan]

In this age of consumption based economies and cheaply-made goods the most ecologically sound goods would be those that are of high quality that will last for many decades and that can be repaired on the rare occasions they do fail. Better if they are not dieseled across oceans and made in countries that polute with abandon. I.e., go with a high quality lock made as near as possible to where you live, one that will last scores of years or maybe even a lifetime. The Yale KIK lock on the house I grew up in is 30+ years old, and keeps on working. That was manufactured, packaged, and transported one time, and transported in from a few states away. I'm floored by people who leave a trail of packaging, diesel fumes, and land-filled shoddily built "green" items and think they are doing something good--the only thing green about that is the load of green backs going into the bank of some multi-national firm with slick marketing.

[ltdbjd]

A tad off topic, but Tri-Flow makes a green lubricant. It's soy based. Designed to biodegrade 95% within 30 days. It's called Superior Soy. I don't use it, but figured I'd pass the info along.

[billdeserthills]

Do you guys(&girls?) know of any lock, padlock which is made respecting the environment?

Or even a lockmaker which particularly emphasises protecting the environment in any way?
I know this is not most people's Nr.1 priority, but I think it can be important and it is for many people.


I only know about Abus making a dedicated very Eco friendly padlock line: the Ecolution range.
Some of their normal range also have an environment friendly UL validation (E.g. 83/55)

A quick goggling didn't show much: "zinggreenproducts" make eco friendly padlocks and a company called "Brady". But only Abus seems to be a serious player.
That's all.
So I'm curious if there is something else out there.

Have you ever seen a 'hand-carved' padlock made out of wood?
That seems to be the best fit that I can come up with

[Daltonj21]

I don't understand how a lock could hurt the environment.. I don't see anyone machining millions of locks by hand. They seem pretty eco-friendly to me. Except for the people locking them to bridges. That's just a waste of a good lock

My answer is going to be no... I haven't heard of anything like that.

[Nagelfar]

i agree, a lock that will last a long time is a lock that is good for the environment.
and it seems to me that even if you find someone that makes locks with only green energy, it would still loose to a lock that lasts longer, when it comes to the impact it makes on this world.

[mseifert]

Everything hurts the environment .. I think there are just going to be industries that have no choice.. Even the Big Companies that claim they are protecting the environment and have green practices are still in some way hurting the environment.

The solution is to make your processes as environmental safe as possible .. do something to counter what they are doing .. Fund tree planting.. Build park/greenbelts.. Pay Carbon footprint fees/taxes..

If you want to live in a industrialized/commercialized society there is going to be consequences.

Just my 2 cents... Ill put my soap box away ..

[GuB]

A tad off topic, but Tri-Flow makes a green lubricant. It's soy based. Designed to biodegrade 95% within 30 days. It's called Superior Soy. I don't use it, but figured I'd pass the info along.

A biodegradable lubricant? Maybe I am missing something but it looks like a terrible idea.
I want my lubricant to be as stable as possible so that it keeps lubricating.

[GWiens2001]

At work, they brought me a couple padlocks that were not working so well. Problem was some dirt and some light rust in them. My boss asked if there was anything to do with them.

I took them apart, cleaned the components, and added appropriate lubrication to the right areas. Retested, and they are now working fine.

These were American Lock 5200 locks. Date code SEE. (August 2000 manufacturing date). 16 years old, and with a little maintenance, they are back in service, with no new parts.

That seems pretty eco-friendly to me.

Gordon

[billdeserthills]

I got one
http://www.designboom.com/design/manill ... y-company/

Hemp bike chains & lettered lock!


Comes with it's own papers, so you can smoke it if you get bored