What About Reclaimed Wood Countertops? May 21, 2008

More and more consumers are tuning into environmentally-friendly products. Using beautiful wood from the 1800s and 1900s, eco-friendly and functional, is how one company is recycling as part of the sustainable building movement.  

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Recycled Paper Products Turned into Eco-Friendly Countertops May 17, 2008

Tough as stone with the look of soapstone – can this be paper? Not only is PaperStone paper, it’s recycled paper. PaperStone is a composite surface material made from post-consumer recycled paper. So if it’s a green surface you want, this dense, hard composite, certified as sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council, is for you.

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It’s about geing green – with your eco-friendly countertops May 12, 2008

Cheryl Tiegs, a former model, symbol of American fashion and style and advocate of green living is serving as the national spokesperson for Cambria natural quartz surfaces.

“I love the natural beauty of Cambria and I am especially pleased to promote an American-made product. It’s also important to me that Cambria is Greenguard certified and the company practices sustainability including recycling, energy conservation and environmental conservation,” says Tiegs.

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Eco-friendly recycled concrete countertops May 12, 2008

If you want to use a truly recycled countertop product that is beautiful and resilient look to Earthcrete, produced by Sonoma Cast Stone.

Earthcrete is a family of concrete mixes, all composed of proprietary formulas which make use of recycled paper fibers, glass, ceramics (taken from municipal land and waste sites), industrial byproducts such as fly ash and plentiful, locally available clays and other minerals.

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Countertop Trends Magazine May 7, 2008

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