DIRTY GOLD

Newly mined gold produces over 20 TONS of very poisonous TOXIC WASTE for every ounce produced! 20 TONS PER OUNCE! That is why it is called DIRTY GOLD. The ore from which it is mined is crushed, then saturated with ARSENIC which helps gold particles to adhere to each other to make it easier to remove from the ore. The ARSENIC soaked slag is then dumped onto the surrounding land, where this deadly poison filters through to the groundwater beneath. It takes less than 3 parts per million in the water supply to kill fish.

GREEN GOLD

GREEN GOLD refers to recycled gold. At Abbott Taylor Jewelers, we use only 100% RECYCLED GOLD, which is refined to .999 pure 24k gold, then alloyed into either 14k or 18k gold on our premisses. Saving the environment from 20 TONS of  TOXIC WASTE per ounce of gold is something you should be proud of.

We at Abbott Taylor Jewelers are proud that for 35 years we have only used RECYCLED GOLD,  and  thus have SAVED THE EARTH from over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS OF TOXIC WASTE! We are  PROUD TO BE GREEN!