RECYCLE YOUR JEWELLERY

At Lisa Hamilton we are working hard to become environmentally ethical and sustainable. We’re turning to recycled gold and silver and we’d like to invite you to take part

Taking something old and making it new. Melting down unwanted jewellery creates the opportunity to make bespoke jewellery with the metal and any gemstones can be reset.

Find out more about our bespoke jewellery here

Bespoke Jewellery
RECYCLE YOUR JEWELLERY
RECYCLE YOUR JEWELLERY

One of the joys of working with gold and silver is that it can be melted down and worked again and again. The purity of the metal has to be maintained for hallmarking purposes so only pieces with recognisable hallmarks can be recycled

Gold

375 9 carat gold
750 18 carat gold
916 22 carat gold
999 24 carat gold

SILVER

925 Sterling silver
958 Britannia silver
999 Fine silver

The advantage of using recycled gold and silver is that the quality does not diminish. Gold does not oxidize or corrode, unlike other metals its purity remains the same as the day it was mined. Recycling gold and silver involves fewer chemicals and has a much lower environmental impact than mining.

Alongside recycling precious metals for customers commissions, all Lisa Hamilton jewellery sold in the shop is now made from recycled metals if possible.

Links

ethicalmaking.org

goldsmiths-centre.org

craftscouncil.org.uk

Recycle Gold