Green Countertops

Today’s Green kitchen’s include numerous green countertop options. If you’re remodeling your kitchen or building your dream home don’t forget to go green with your countertops. Not only can you have an environmentally friendly countertop but it can be stylish and trendy at the same time.

Today solid surface countertops are being made with recycled materials such as glass, paper, rags, metal and unsold fixtures such as toilets. Manufacturers are making cementitious based countertops with the recycled materials embedded in it to produce unique and artistic designs.

Probably the most popular countertop material today is the use of recycled glass. There are several recycled glass countertop manufacturers available: IceStone, Bio-glas, Gilasi, and Vetrazzo. Each of these manufacturers offer a wide range of colors and styles that are sure to work with any kitchen or bathroom design.

So next time you’re looking at countertops for your kitchen or bathroom project make sure you give the green countertops a fair shake. They certainly are stylish and affordable compared to granite and other manufactured solid surfaces.

4 Comments Already

Glyphrunner Said,

August 1st, 2008 @3:10 pm

Excellent information, and I’m so glad I found this site through you at Plurk.com. The fact that it resembles granite and has similar properties, while remaining affordable, was a great find!

Anita K Said,

August 1st, 2008 @9:27 pm

Do you know anything about granite radiating radon? My husband told me he heard this. Doesn’t sound very friendly to the cook!

Todd Said,

August 2nd, 2008 @8:22 am

@ Anita – Granite deep in the earth does contain radon. And I suppose there is a chance that a granite counter top could give off some radon. However, it’s really unlikely that a thin slab of granite would be an issue especially considering that the slab has been exposed to the atmosphere for quite a long period time by time it’s in your home. Certainly an issue worth discussing but my gut reaction is this shouldn’t be an issue.

greg Said,

August 19th, 2008 @9:05 pm

I love enviroglas, both because it’s recycled materials (mostly glass, but also ceramics) and because for me it’s produced locally…also a key component of building green. We’re also using it in our new home for stair tread material….it should look great!