Recycling Your Old Gold Jewelry

           In recent years, there has been a lot of talk regarding the reuse and recycling of old gold jewelry. Recycling your old jewelry can have both economic and environmental advantages.

In the strictest sense of the word, recycling jewelry involves melting it down and making something new. When you recycle jewelry, there is less need for mining for the precious metals. Another way of recycling your old jewelry is to simply sell it or trade it in at a jewelry show or store. Regardless of how exactly you will recycle your jewelry; there are some things to think about.

What do you have?

Before you sell, recycle, or throw away your old jewelry, think about what you have. Do you have genuine gemstones, gold, or platinum? Are you sure that your gold jewelry is real? If you have only costume jewelry, it may not be worth much to a jeweler but some designers may take your pieces and reuse parts of them for vintage-inspired designs. If your jewelry is genuine, you can sell it to make extra cash.