Green Countertops
April 16th, 2008
Environmentally Friendly Counter-tops for the Whole Family
If you’re anything like me, you love to eat good, healthy food all the time! I’m not saying I’m a glutton for tofu or green leafy lettuce, but that I rather enjoy myself a nice hearty meal a few times a week. But when we think of current ecological conditions, and the countless trees that had to perish just to enable us to enjoy our nice meals on that nice wooden table, we come to the realization that we must, at least in our homes, conserve as many trees as possible. I mean, why wouldn’t you want to? We need trees for air and…they need us for, well, nothing, but we still shouldn’t kill them if we don’t have to!

Your Green Countertop Solution
Now you might say, “what can I do to save the poor trees?!” Well it’s simple, get one of these PaperStone Counter-tops!
These are state-of-the-art counter-tops that ensure no oil or trees were harmed in the process. Made naturally from bamboo fibers, and organic resin from cashew nut shell oil, these counter-tops make for a tree huggers paradise in the kitchen!
Why They Rock
For those concerned about quality, and durability, have no fear! They are completely heat resistant upto 350 degrees-no worries about dropping your pop tarts on these bad boys! Additionally, their color stays almost the same well practically forever due to its UV protection. Some fading may occur, but no one will ever really notice, and if they do, they are too picky, and need a better hobby than staring at counter-tops! Also, they are bacteria safe, so you can slap sushi on these all day long and not worry about bacteria. For those paranoid and OCD, PaperStone’s counter-tops are much harder than wood so you’ll always have a scratch-free surface as well as having a built-in stain retardant-but beware-beet juice has been known to stain these suckers, so stay away from that! Who drinks beet juice anyways??
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I hope you have all learned valuable information here today and that you start out your Green journey in the kitchen with a new counter-top!
Cheers, your one and only,
VeggieMaster
April 18th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Hi,
There is also another green countertop option called IceStone. This is a product made from recycled glass and concrete. They have a lot of beautiful colors.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Vetrazzo also makes recycled glass countertops with the highest content of recycled material at 85%. Visit http://www.recycledglasscountertops.com to see why this is such an earth-friendly option.
June 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Tiger Mountain Innovations, Inc. has two different product lines which have recycled glass content. Squak Mountain Stone is available in 5 colors and is over 51% recycled-content which includes crushed glass & fly-ash as well as recycled paper. The other product, Trinity Glass is 75% recycled Glass and comes in 10 colors. Both products offer convenient sizing in order to minimize waste.
June 20th, 2008 at 9:34 am
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