Costume Jewelry Brand Recycles Worn Pieces

From Springwise.com: Last month Canada's Foxy Originals announced a new jewelry recycling program that it says is the first of its kind in North America. How it works: customers send in their old, well-worn pieces of the company's design, and Foxy will melt down the metals from those items and turn them into brand-new designs. In exchange, consumers receive a 10 percent discount on their next Foxy purchase.

As the company's website explains, "Foxy’s recycle program is a great way to refresh your personal collection of Foxy Originals while reducing waste and helping the environment." Toronto-based Foxy's other socially minded efforts include producing all its designs locally in Canada and using lead-free materials and water-based sprays instead of toxic solvents in all production.

I looked over Foxy's site. Most of the pieces aren't my style, but here are a couple of my favorites.


Twig Necklace, $32


Key Ring, $22
For more info on Foxy Originals' and their recycle program, click here.