Which wall hooks contain no plastic, mounting hardware and adhesive included?
This category is being vetted. Nothing here is a recommendation yet.
Where plastic hides in wall hooks
A hook is a bent piece of metal or wood, and then you have to put it on the wall. Adhesive hooks stick with acrylic foam tape and suction hooks with a PVC or silicone cup. Screw-in hooks ship with wall anchors, and a drywall anchor is nylon or polyethylene unless the box says steel or zinc. Metal hooks are powder-coated or painted, and wooden ones are varnished. Magnetic hooks hold with a neodymium magnet plated in nickel or coated in epoxy. A solid brass or iron hook on a steel screw has no place for plastic to sit.
What to check before you buy
- The hook: solid brass, iron, steel or wood, or powder-coated and painted?
- How it mounts: screws, or adhesive foam strips and suction?
- The anchors in the box: steel or zinc, or nylon and polyethylene plugs?
- A magnetic hook: nickel plated, or epoxy coated?
- The finish on wood: bare, oiled or waxed, or varnish?
- Bumpers behind the hook: cork or felt, or rubber and silicone?
- Packaging: paper and card, or a plastic bag?