lab-grown gem uses engaged couple's locks in eco-friendly ring

lab-grown gem uses engaged couple's locks in eco-friendly ring
(posted for interest, not verified in any way)
the DNA2Diamond uses the hair of the betrothed couple as a carbon source to make an eco-friendly, lab-created diamond in just 70 days, according to PR-inside.com. Aimed at "green" brides and grooms, it does not negatively impact the environment the way mined diamonds do.

Typically, diamond mines remove some 275 tons of ore in order to make a one-carat, gem-quality polished diamond, says PR-inside.com. But lab-grown diamonds rely on the lovely locks of the couple.

"Laboratory grown diamonds do not come from a mine," DNA2Diamonds president Tom Bischoff said. "That simple fact is of growing importance to more environmentally and socially aware brides making DNA2Diamonds the 'green' bride's choice."

His gems can be made in a variety of cuts and colors, including red, warm cognac and dazzling blue. And they come in sizes ranging from 0.25 carats to 2.0 carats. Best of all for cash-strapped grooms, they cost a fraction of what a mined diamond does.

Conflict-free wedding rings

Here is the original discussion about dirty gold and conflict diamonds on Ethicalceremonies.com

Here are suppliers and links, including recycled jewelry:

BrilliantEarth
greenkarat.com
CelticJewelry Fair Trade, eco, sustainable
LeberJeweler Chicago, eco, conflict-free
TouchWoodRings Handcrafted wooden rings, British Columbia.
WiserJewelry Recycled gold and lab-generated stones. WA
C5Company recycled metals, ethically mined gems, lab-created diamonds. SanF

List of retailers signing "Nodirtygold" campaign.