Amy Ragsdale Jewlery

The gold & sterling I use for my designs is purchased from a refiner in Richmond Virginia. They are fully committed to recycling & protecting the environment in every way possible. Their commitment of less chemicals, zero discharge in their wastewater & gas emissions have been in place for years. Throughout their factory they have instituted internal processes that re-use materials & conserve energy.

In the Mill and Jewelry Division:

All clean manufacturing scrap from their operations is re-melted.
Floor sweeps, sink sludge & mixed scrap are all refined.
Cooling water from casting & melting is re-circulated within the plant.
All copper & brass is recycled from the tool & die department.

In the Refining Division:

A newly developed gold refining process reduces the quantity of waste products generated per ounce recovered by 75%.
A newly developed platinum & palladium refining process reduces the quantity of waste products generated per ounce recovered by 60%.
All furnace & chemical exhaust fumes are processed through a scrubber system that removes all harmful particulates, cleaning the air before it is released into the environment.
The water treatment facility removes all harmful materials from our waste water before it is evaporated. Absolutely no waste water is discharged into the environment.

All cooling water for their refining smelting furnaces is provided by a fully recycled, no-loss water cooling system.

Amy Ragsdale Designs ~ Friendly to the Earth ~