The modern manufacturing techniques employed to produce the engineering raw materials that Smiths sells to its customer make full use of recycling technologies. This is an economic advantage as well as an environmental benefit. Aluminium, for example, has a very well established worldwide recycling programme, details of the UK's packing recycling programme can be found at the alupro website and there are many other sources of information on material recycling on the internet.

It is an objective of Smiths Metal Centres to seek every opportunity to contribute to the protection of the environment, by the provision of facilities for the re-use of waste product and packaging by recycling and by contribution to the reduction in the use of fossil fuel by avoiding unnecessary use of power.

The company is committed to promoting environmentally friendly action in every aspect of its business, which in turn will result in continued improvements in both customer service and business activity.

This policy and any procedures resulting there from, whilst establishing an operating framework for this commitment, requires and charges all personnel employed in the Company, its suppliers and customers, to participate and co-operate at all levels to achieve this commitment in action and deed.