Eco-friendly products are good for our planet and are fashionable as well. The same is true in case of jewelry as well and nowadays you can select from handmade and fine jewelry which are eco-friendly plus stylish. In the following sections let us look at some environment friendly options for your jewelry shopping.
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Recycled Jewelry:
This type of jewelry can be of two forms; first, it could be a reuse of vintage jewelry and secondly recycling items that normally are not part of jewelry and adding them in new jewelry that is made. Several companies buy old jewelry, melt the metal such as gold and resell to jewelry manufacturers. This type of recycling reduces our reliance on new metal excavated from Earth.
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Handcrafted Jewelry:
Artisans make this type of jewelry and if you buy such items, you will have a collection consisting of one-of-a-kind items that are not available anywhere else. Often these handcrafted jewelry products are made using recycled material available locally like copper and grass.
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Cultured Pearls:
Most of the pearls can be cultured using the method of aqua culture. It is worth mentioning here that pearl farming is far less harmful for environment as compared to gemstone mining. In these farms, the water is kept very clean, as pearl oyster cannot survive in any type of polluted water, which directly helps to save the environment from any type of pollutants. The oyster shells are also made use of in products like buttons and thus there is less wastage to take care of.
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Artificial Gemstones:
These are the best substitute for mined gemstones and are a lot cheaper as compared to natural stones but in terms of beauty, they are same as their naturally occurring counterparts. There are two forms of these artificial gemstones; lab-created and stimulants. Lab created ones as for example rubies have physical properties same as natural ones have while stimulants, such as cubic zirconias, do not have the properties and only resemble the actual gemstone.
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Jewelry with Contemporary Style:
At the time you purchase casual jewelry look for ones which are created using sustainable items such as necklaces having cotton cords and jewelry with glass or wood beads which are easy to recycle rather than plastic ones. After you have used the jewelry, do not just throw if off, rather resell it or make a new one yourself out of it.
Summary
There is a lot we can do to save our planet and choices we make in our jewelry purchase can do a lot in saving the environment.
