are structured on antiquated colonialist values of exploitation and abuse, aiming to maximize profit with little regard for the people and their land. Large industrial mining operations pay extremely low wages to workers and sell for profit while leaving behind their home and community a wasteland.

Even if every jeweler exclusively used recycled gold it would only account for about 50% of the gold supply and would not eliminate the demand for new gold mining.

Athough Recycled Gold may boast a neutral impact on the environment, the term "recycled" can be misused and misleading. First, it can refer to gold that has been newly mined and then melted into a gold bar "recycling" it. Second, the term "recycled" also assumes a false positive impact by implying the reuse of something that would otherwise be discarded. But that's just not the case with gold. The retained and increasing value of gold warrants that it does not get thrown away and has historically been reused ad infinitum.