Filed under: FashionBy now everyone is aware of the human and environmental toll of mining, especially diamond mining. I mean, there was a Leonardo DiCaprio movie about it. No excuses for the uninformed!Still, the question remains for eco-friendly brides and jewelry lovers alike: "How do I get my bling?"GreenKarat, ecologically responsible jewelers, have some answers, starting with post-consumer gold. Yes, you should recycle those old earrings! We have enough gold already out of the ground to satisfy even King Tut. The thing is, most of it is stuck in a vault, in the shape of Aunt Sally's hideous gold bracelets or a broken gold pocket watch that is never coming back into fashion. Ever.Gallery: GreenKarat Gold RingsGreenKarat calls it dormant gold, and they offer a trade in program, similar to that late night informercial. Only, instead of cash, GreenKarat offers you the choices of credit toward a purchase, melting it down to make yourself something new, or for the truly altruistic (and rich) donating it to benefit the environment.As for diamonds, the king of bling, GreenKarat says it's time to phase out diamond mining all together because it is impossible to do it sustainably. They believe that synthetic diamonds, the quality of which has increased exponentially in recent years, are the answer.Politics and ethics aside, would you want to wear this stuff? In the gallery, a selection for you to judge yourself. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments


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