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Save the oceans while sporting some bling – shutting down an average gold mine saves 9,000 lbs. of mercury emissions per year.
COCKTAIL FACT
There is enough gold above ground (already mined) to satisfy all demands of the jewelry industry for the next 50 years.
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Love your bling? Could there be an ecological way to wear all that jewelry?
The Bite
Buy jewelry made from recycled precious metals and stones. As the vintage trend seems here to stay, dust off old pieces from your grandparents’ jewelry boxes or have them transformed into radiantly recycled classics.The Benefits
- Reduce the extraction of virgin materials and the use of toxins like cyanide and mercury – harmful to the environment and to miners.
- Save money by having old, antique pieces remade into fresh, modern jewelry.
- Don’t sacrifice quality. Recycled gold (from various sources like jewelry, watches, and eyeglass rims) is 99.9% as pure as virgin gold.
Personally Speaking
We both have rings from our grandmothers that we are going to see about having made into something we’d actually wear now. Well, we are going to do that once we pay the Biter bills.Wanna Try?
If you have old stones and metals you don’t wear, check out your local jewelers for to see about having them reinvigorated. And check out some of these faves:- GreenKarat – gorgeous jewelry manufactured from recycled products, and they are committed to helping standardize fair trade and ecological practices.
- Green Assay –offers certification of “green” gold and helps to track the origins of your product.
- Recyclers’ World – top database of jewelry recyclers.
Nov 01,2005
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Not to be a ring pusher, but this concept of recycled jewelry is so amazing. Did you know about the pollution associated with gold mining, or that Canadian diamond mining is trashing sensitive permafrost regions?
These two beauts are from the greenKarat site... I like some of their pieces a lot and their purist attitude. The upper-left is called "seed" and it is recycled Titanium. The other set is recycled platinum pair for only $350!
As the founder of greenKarat said when we spoke to him:
"Using recycled gold displaces demand for mining of gold. That reduces the massive waste rock, energy usage and risk of cyanide spills associated with mining. We are also finding that we can leverage our success to help other environmental projects.
It's also gratifying to hear that we've provided couples with a means to express their love for each other, while also embracing the environment. We are frequently told that the combined symbolism is important to them."
Awww... off to find a husband who would be into eco-rings,
Jen
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Posted by: Anna Masters | November 01, 2005 at 03:20 AM