Recycling Brilliance
Precious Metal Recycling Initiative
About
We introduce our Precious Metal Recycling Initiative as an integral part of our commitment to reducing waste and recycling finite resources like gold and platinum.
Through this initiative, we diligently collect and reuse precious metals that were removed during the crafting process. By proactively collecting workshop dust, shavings, and filings, we can refine the precious metals to their pure state or a desired alloy, allowing us to reuse them in our clients' resizes and repairs.
With this commitment and our crafted-to-order approach, we can craft fine jewellery responsibly and sustainably. By using premium precious metals, we can guarantee our fine jewellery with a lifetime warranty, ensure its recyclability, and contribute to a circular economy.
Creating a Circular Economy
Our Recycling Process
01.
Collection
Step 1: Collection
Initially, our process begins with meticulously collecting all workshop dust, shavings, and filings. Every speck and fragment is carefully gathered, either manually or through our industrial equipment, ensuring no material goes to waste. These precious remnants undergo a thorough sorting and refining procedure.
In addition to our waste collection, we reuse the precious metals from rings created in our R&D initiatives. This is where we test new designs and different crafting techniques. Of those that do not pass our strict quality control or durability tests, we collect them, refine them and reuse the precious metal again.
02.
Refining
Step 2: Refining
The refining process involves smelting the collected material and separating the precious metal from the impurities. This is then followed by chemical treatments to purify further. Electrolysis is then used for additional refinement, ultimately resulting in a pure precious metal ready for use.
03.
Reuse
Step 3: Reuse
Once we have refined the precious metals in our desired alloys or pure metals, we use them in our clients' resizes and repairs, eliminating the need to use virgin gold.
FAQs
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By using recycled gold, we can reduce the need for mining, which can cause habitat destruction, water pollution, and soil erosion. Recycling gold also helps decrease energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with mining, contributing to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly jewellery industry.
Through our precise 3D casting techniques, we can ensure that almost no gold is wasted during the crafting process. While a small amount of gold is generally lost during the finishing touches, such as stone setting, polishing, and claw shaping, we have implemented meticulous collection methods to minimise gold waste in our workshops.
Gold lost during crafting is gathered using specialised bibs that capture stray gold particles, allowing us to collect them for refining and reuse. Our polishing machines also feature filters that trap gold particles that may come loose during the polishing process, ensuring even the finest particles are not lost.
Additionally, used polishing wheels and filters are added to our gold recycling containers and refined to extract any remaining gold. This careful attention to detail ensures that we reclaim and recycle nearly 100% of the lost gold in our workshop.
After collecting the gold dust, we run a magnet through it to separate magnetic metals such as steel from saw blades or drill bits. This process allows us to maintain the purity of the gold we will reuse.
A wide range of precious metals can be recycled, including gold, silver, platinum, rhodium, palladium, and copper.
The precious metal recycling process involves collecting waste and scrap metal, smelting it and then separating the precious metal from the impurities. This is followed by chemical treatments to purify further. Electrolysis is then used for additional refinement, ultimately resulting in a pure precious metal ready for use.
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