I have begun the process of joining a "green" network and the process includes discussions about what we do as a "socially responsible business" in order to be considered GREEN. This and several following posts are clipped from the conversation and help illustrate what goes on behind the scenes:
QUESTION:It's wonderful to think that some ugly gold jewelry could
become something lovley by being recycled! How does working with
recycled metals work? When you make your jewelry, do you buy bars of
gold, silver and platinum that were made from melted/ reprocessed old
jewelry?
ANSWER:I purchase all my metals from only two sources: Hoover and Strong http://www.hooverandstrong.com/category/HARMONY+Metals+and+Gems/
and my caster, Empire Jewelry Mfg. who purchases his supply from 100% recycling refiners. This way I can claim 100% recycled- guaranteed by my suppliers. (Please spend some time on Hoover's site,they just got SCS Certification!) I have ALWAYS bought from Hoover since I started in grad school, a terrific company who supplies everything I need. As for the "ugly old jewelry" being recycled, I weigh and value the gold from my clients when they want me to credit them toward a new piece, send their "old gold" to the refiner and purchase newly refined gold for the project. Because of the impurities in the already made "old gold" I cannot directly use their metals but it recycles into the system and gets refined. Tis is why Hoover does not need "new mined material" since there is billions of pounds of gold coming back to them at all times.
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