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Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand in terms of production, is now sourcing only recycled silver and gold for all its jewelry after changing its precious metal supply.
The shift will cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, with recycling taking fewer resources and requiring less energy than mining for new metals. In fact, the carbon footprint of recycled silver is one-third compared to mined silver, and recycling gold emits less than 1% of the carbon emissions from mining gold, according to Pandora. The company said it will avoid 58,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year with the change.
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