The recycling rate of metals is very highUpdated 2 months ago
Kalevala jewelry uses three main materials: gold, silver and bronze. We have a high recycling rate for these metals; in gold a full 100% and in silver more than 99%. A few individual pieces of silver jewelry have a recycling rate of less than 100%, and our goal is a 100% recycling rate for them in the next few years as well.
Bronze is more challenging for us in terms of transparency, because it is a metal alloy and is produced with different degrees of mixing, e.g. of copper, zinc and tin. The material flows of these substances are huge in the world and it is challenging to define the recycling rate for them. The work continues and our goal is to increase the recycling rate of bronze as well.
In addition to using recycled precious metals in the manufacture of jewelry, we accurately collect the precious metal waste generated during the manufacture. All precious metal waste is recycled and cleaned for reuse – even the metal dust generated during the grinding process.