With the price of silver linked to the stock exchange and silver being bought as.an investment the price is always going up!
Offcuts/mistakes/scrap silver can always be sent away for recycling, but you don't get much for it compared to how much it costs as a material.
It's so great to find a design where I can use all my offcuts, melt them, flatten with a rolling mills and stamp. 
This is a Dandelion Wishes design , with a 18 inch belcher chain. Please note although I always use the same weight of silver, the shape is irregular.